Lionel Stopford
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.
Sir Lionel Stopford | |
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| Nickname(s) | Stoppy |
| Born | 10 May 1860 Torquay, Devon, England |
| Died | 13 September 1942 (aged 82) Lower Bourne, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | RMC Sandhurst |
| Battles/wars | 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War Sikkim Expedition World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Son of Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, Lionel Stopford was commissioned into the Clare Militia[1] and then transferred to the Irish Guards.[2] He fought in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War and took part in the Sikkim Expedition in 1888.[3] 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.[2] He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office in 1909 and Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1911[4] before serving in World War I as a Brigade Commander until 1916 when he returned to his post as Commandant at Sandhurst.[3]
In retirement he was Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.[3]
Family
In 1891 he married Mabel Georgina Emily Mackenzie; they had two sons (one of which was General Sir Montagu Stopford).[3]