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Sir Alexander Stanier, 2nd Baronet | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Sammy" |
| Born | 31 January 1899 Market Drayton, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 10 January 1995 (aged 95) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1948 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 13863 |
| Unit | Welsh Guards |
| Commands | 69th Infantry Brigade 231st Infantry Brigade 183rd Infantry Brigade 3rd Parachute Brigade 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order[1] & Bar[2] Military Cross[3] Commander of the Order of Leopold II (Belgium)[4] Croix de Guerre (Belgium)[4] Silver Star (United States)[5] Legion of Honour (France) |
Brigadier Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall, DSO & Bar, MC (31 January 1899 – 10 January 1995) was a British Army officer who fought in the First and Second World Wars, particularly distinguished for his actions at Boulogne in 1940, on D-Day in 1944, and in the Rhineland in 1944.[6]
- ^ "No. 34975". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 October 1940. p. 6114.
- ^ "No. 37004". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 March 1945. p. 1709.
- ^ "No. 31266". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 April 1919. p. 4332.
- ^ a b "No. 38459". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1948. p. 6061.
- ^ "No. 36569". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1944. p. 2913.
- ^ Obituary, The Times (London) 25 January 1995.