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. 1 2 3 "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
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