Sir William Stirling | |
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Born | Chelsea, London, England | 25 May 1907
Died | 29 August 1973 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England | (aged 66)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1926–1966 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 36888 |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands | British Army of the Rhine Western Command 2nd Division 27th Infantry Brigade |
Battles/wars | Second World War Palestine Emergency |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir William Gurdon Stirling, GCB, CBE, DSO (25 May 1907 – 29 August 1973) was a British Army officer who reached high office during the 1960s.[1]