Theodore Stephenson
Theodore Stephenson | |
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Born | 1856 Weymouth, Dorset |
Died | 1928 |
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Years of service | 1874–1918 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands | 6th Division 2nd Division Troops in the Straits Settlements 65th (2nd Lowland) Division |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War Zulu Rebellion World War I |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Theodore Edward Stephenson CB (1856–1928) was a British Army officer who commanded 2nd Division.
Military career
Educated at Marlborough College,[1] Stephenson was commissioned into the 56th Regiment of Foot in 1874.[2] He served in the Second Boer War in which he commanded a column which took part in the attack on Plessis Poort.[3] In his final despatch from South Africa in June 1902, Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief of the forces during the latter part of the war, described Stephenson as "an excellent Officer, who has displayed good sense wherever he has been employed".[4]
He also served in the Zulu Rebellion of 1905 and became General Officer Commanding 6th Division in 1906, General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in 1907[5] and Commander of the Troops in the Straits Settlements in 1910.[3] He served in the First World War as General Officer Commanding 65th (2nd Lowland) Division before retiring in 1918.[3]
Family
He married Philippa Watson.[6]
References
- ^ North Wiltshire Online Census Project—1871 Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 24135". The London Gazette. 29 September 1874. p. 4534.
- ^ a b c "Death of Major-General Stephenson". Straits Times. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 27459". The London Gazette. 29 July 1902. pp. 4835–4836.
- ^ Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Family tree maker