Theodore Stephenson

Theodore Stephenson
Born 1856
Weymouth, Dorset
Died 1928
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1874–1918
Rank Major-General
Commands held 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] 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[4] 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]

Family

He married Philippa Watson.[5]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Arthur Wynne
General Officer Commanding the 6th Division
1906–1907
Succeeded by
Lawrence Parsons
Preceded by
Bruce Hamilton
General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division
1907–1910
Succeeded by
Henry Lawson
Preceded by
Thomas Perrott
GOC Troops in the Straits Settlements
1910–1914
Succeeded by
Raymond Reade
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