Sir Hugh Stockwell | |
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| Born | 16 June 1903 Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Died | 27 November 1986 (aged 83) Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1923–1964 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 23894 |
| Unit | Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| Commands | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1960–64) I Corps (1954–56) Malaya (1952–54) 3rd Division (1950–52) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (1948–50) 6th Airborne Division (1947–48) 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division (1946–47) 82nd (West Africa) Division (1945–46) 29th Independent Infantry Brigade (1943–45) 30th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade (1942–43) 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (1942) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Palestine Emergency Suez Crisis |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (4)[1][2][3][4] |
| Other work | Colonel Royal Welch Fusiliers Colonel Malay Regiment Colonel Commandant, Army Air Corps[5] |
General Sir Hugh Charles Stockwell, GCB, KBE, DSO & Bar (16 June 1903 – 27 November 1986) was a senior British Army officer most remembered for commanding the Anglo-French ground forces during the Suez Crisis and his service as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1960 to 1964.
- ^ "No. 35146". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 April 1941. p. 2424.
- ^ "No. 36083". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 July 1943. p. 3090.
- ^ "No. 37015". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 April 1945. p. 1815.
- ^ "No. 38505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1949. p. 126.
- ^ "No. 41254". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 December 1957. p. 7347.