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	65th (2nd Lowland) Division (1916) Troops in the Straits Settlements (1910–14) 2nd Division (1907–10) 6th Division (1906–07)
Battles / wars	Second Boer War Zulu Rebellion First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches

Major-General Theodore Edward Stephenson, CB (1856–1928) was a British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 1907 to 1910.

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 and commanded a column 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]

Stephenson also served in the Zulu Rebellion of 1905 and became General Officer Commanding 6th Division in November 1906,[7] General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in 1907,[8] 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

Stephenson married Philippa Watson.[9]

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. "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. "No. 27973". The London Gazette. 4 December 1906. p. 8538.
8. Army Commands Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
9. Family tree maker

Military offices
Preceded by Arthur Wynne	General Officer Commanding 6th Division 1906–1907	Succeeded by Lawrence Parsons
Preceded by Bruce Hamilton	General Officer Commanding 2nd Division 1907–1910	Succeeded by Henry Lawson
Preceded by Thomas Perrott	General Officer Commanding Troops in the Straits Settlements 1910–1914	Succeeded by Raymond Reade
Preceded by Lord Erroll	General Officer Commanding 65th (2nd Lowland) Division 1916	Succeeded by George Forestier-Walker