Theodore Stephenson
Born1856
Weymouth, Dorset
Died1928
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1874–1918
RankMajor-General
Commands held6th Division
2nd Division
Troops in the Straits Settlements
65th (2nd Lowland) Division
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
Zulu Rebellion
World War I
AwardsCompanion 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] 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]

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[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]

Family

He married Philippa Watson.[8]

References

  1. ^ North Wiltshire Online Census Project—1871 Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "No. 24135". The London Gazette. 29 September 1874. p. 4534.
  3. ^ a b c "Death of Major-General Stephenson". Straits Times. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 27459". The London Gazette. 29 July 1902. pp. 4835–4836.
  5. ^ "No. 27496". The London Gazette. 18 November 1902. p. 7339.
  6. ^ "No. 27502". The London Gazette. 9 December 1902. p. 8512.
  7. ^ Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Family tree maker
Military offices Preceded byArthur Wynne General Officer Commanding the 6th Division 1906–1907 Succeeded byLawrence Parsons Preceded byBruce Hamilton General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division 1907–1910 Succeeded byHenry Lawson Preceded byThomas Perrott GOC Troops in the Straits Settlements 1910–1914 Succeeded byRaymond Reade Preceded byLord Erroll GOC 65th (2nd Lowland) Division 1916 Succeeded byGeorge Forestier-Walker
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