George Stockwell

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George Stockwell
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1882–1918
Rank Major-General
Battles/wars Second Boer War
First World War
Awards Distinguished Service Order
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major-General George Clifton Inglis Stockwell DSO , CMG was a retired British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding 64th (2nd Highland) Division.

Military career

Stockwell was commissioned into the Wiltshire Regiment on 9 September 1882. [1] He transferred to the Highland Light Infantry on 21 October 1882 [2] and saw action on the Chitral Expedition in 1895 and at the Battle of Witpoort in July 1900 during the Second Boer War. [1] He became commander of 153rd Infantry Brigade on 22 January 1912 [3] and General Officer Commanding 64th (2nd Highland) Division on 25 January 1915 during the First World War. [4]

He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his service in South Africa on 26 June 1902. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stockwell, George Clifton Inglis". Anglo-Boer War. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. "No. 25158". The London Gazette . 20 October 1882. p. 4694.
  3. "Senior British Army Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. Becke, Archibald Frank (1935). Order of Battle of Divisions. H. M. Stationery Office.
  5. "No. 11421". The Edinburgh Gazette . 27 June 1902. p. 650.