Historical records matching Major-General Theodore Edward Stephenson
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About Major-General Theodore Edward Stephenson
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 World War I as General Officer Commanding 65th (2nd Lowland) Division before retiring in 1918.[3]
Major-General Theodore Edward Stephenson's Timeline
1856 |
March 28, 1856
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Melcombe Regis St John, Weymouth, Dorset, England (United Kingdom)
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1891 |
March 6, 1891
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95 Gloucester Place, Marylebone, London
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1928 |
January 19, 1928
Age 71
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London
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