Kenneth Cooper | |
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Born | Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales | 18 October 1905
Died | 4 September 1981 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | (aged 75)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1924–1959 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 27871 |
Unit | Royal Corps of Signals |
Commands | 7th Armoured Division (1953–56) 7th Armoured Brigade (1945) 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (1941–42) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Relations | Major 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]