Kenneth Cooper (British Army officer)

Kenneth Cooper
Born(1905-10-18)18 October 1905
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Died4 September 1981(1981-09-04) (aged 75)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1924–1959
RankMajor General
Service number27871
UnitRoyal Corps of Signals
Commands7th Armoured Division (1953–56)
7th Armoured Brigade (1945)
1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (1941–42)
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
RelationsMajor General Sir Simon Cooper (son)

Major General Kenneth Christie Cooper, CB, DSO, OBE (18 October 1905 – 4 September 1981) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 7th Armoured Division from 1953 to 1956.[1]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Major-General K. C. Cooper". The Times. 18 September 1981. p. 16.