Theodore Stephenson | |
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Born | 1856 Weymouth, Dorset |
Died | 1928 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1874–1918 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held |
65th (2nd Lowland) Division (1916) Troops in the Straits Settlements (1910–14) 2nd Division (1907–10) 6th Division (1906–07) |
Battles/wars |
Second Boer War Zulu Rebellion First World War |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
Major-General Theodore Edward Stephenson, CB (1856–1928) was a British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 1907 to 1910.
Educated at Marlborough College, [1] Stephenson was commissioned into the 56th Regiment of Foot in 1874. [2] He served in the Second Boer War and commanded a column 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] Following the end of the war in June 1902, he stayed on in South Africa for several months with a staff appointment and the local rank of major-general. [5] [6]
Stephenson also served in the Zulu Rebellion of 1905 and became General Officer Commanding 6th Division in 1906, General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in 1907, [7] 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]
Stephenson married Philippa Watson. [8]
Theodore Stephenson | |
---|---|
Born | 1856 Weymouth, Dorset |
Died | 1928 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1874–1918 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held |
65th (2nd Lowland) Division (1916) Troops in the Straits Settlements (1910–14) 2nd Division (1907–10) 6th Division (1906–07) |
Battles/wars |
Second Boer War Zulu Rebellion First World War |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
Major-General Theodore Edward Stephenson, CB (1856–1928) was a British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 1907 to 1910.
Educated at Marlborough College, [1] Stephenson was commissioned into the 56th Regiment of Foot in 1874. [2] He served in the Second Boer War and commanded a column 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] Following the end of the war in June 1902, he stayed on in South Africa for several months with a staff appointment and the local rank of major-general. [5] [6]
Stephenson also served in the Zulu Rebellion of 1905 and became General Officer Commanding 6th Division in 1906, General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in 1907, [7] 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]
Stephenson married Philippa Watson. [8]