Lionel Stopford
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Colonel
Sir Lionel Arthur Montagu Stopford KCVO
CB
DL
(10 May 1860 – 13 September 1942) was a British Army
officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
. He fought in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War and took part in the Sikkim
Expedition in 1888. He was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in Ireland
in 1898, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General at Army Headquarters in 1904 and Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at the Staff College, Camberley
in 1905. He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office
in 1909 and Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1911 before serving in World War I
as a Brigade Commander until 1916 when he returned to his post as Commandant at Sandhurst.
In retirement he was Deputy Lieutenant
of Kent
.
Colonel
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Sir Lionel Arthur Montagu Stopford KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
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Order of the Bath
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Deputy Lieutenant
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(10 May 1860 – 13 September 1942) was a British Army
British Army
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officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
Military career
Born the son of Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, Lionel Stopford was commissioned into the Clare Militia and then transferred to the Irish GuardsIrish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
. He fought in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War and took part in the Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
Expedition in 1888. He was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 1898, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General at Army Headquarters in 1904 and Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at the Staff College, Camberley
Staff College, Camberley
Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army from 1802 to 1997, with periods of closure during major wars. In 1997 it was merged into the new Joint Services Command and Staff College.-Origins:...
in 1905. He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office
War Office
The War Office was a department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence...
in 1909 and Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1911 before serving in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as a Brigade Commander until 1916 when he returned to his post as Commandant at Sandhurst.
In retirement he was Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.