Sir Montagu Stopford | |
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Nickname(s) | "Monty" |
Born | Hanover Square, London, England | 16 November 1892
Died | 10 March 1971 Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England | (aged 78)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1911–1949 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 4554 |
Unit | Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) |
Commands | Northern Command (1947–49) South East Asia Command (1946) Twelfth Army (1945) XXXIII Indian Corps (1943–45) XII Corps (1942–43) Staff College, Camberley (1941–42) 56th (London) Infantry Division (1941) 17th Infantry Brigade (1939–41) 53rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (c. 1919–20) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Relations | Sir Lionel Stopford (father) |
General Sir Montagu George North Stopford, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC, DL (16 November 1892 – 10 March 1971) was a senior British Army officer who fought during both the First and Second World Wars. The latter he served in with distinction, commanding XXXIII Indian Corps in the Far East, where he served under General Sir William Slim, and played a significant role in the Burma Campaign, specifically during the Battle of Kohima in mid-1944.