| 词条 | William Gurdon Stirling |
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| name = Sir William Stirling | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1907|05|25}} | death_date = 1973 (aged 65−66) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place =Chelsea, London, England | death_place =Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England | nickname = | allegiance ={{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch ={{army|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears =1926–1966 | rank =General | unit =Royal Artillery | commands =27th Infantry Brigade 2nd Division Western Command British Army of the Rhine | battles =World War II Palestine Emergency | awards = Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order | relations = | laterwork = }} General Sir William Gurdon Stirling {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCB|CBE|DSO}} (1907–1973) was a British Army General who reached high office during the 1960s. Military careerBorn the son of Major Charles Stirling, RHA (1870–1914) of Ropers Hall, Bures, Suffolk and his wife The Hon Amy Harriott Gurdon (1864–1944), (daughter of Lord Cranworth), William Stirling was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1926.[1] He served in World War II as Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office and was deployed to North Africa and North West Europe.[1] He was appointed Commander, Royal Artillery (CRA) for the 1st Division in Palestine during the Palestine Emergency between 1947 and 1948 going on to be Chief of Staff at Anti-Aircraft Command between 1950 and 1952.[1] He was appointed Commander 27th Infantry Brigade in 1952 and then Principal Staff Officer to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff in 1956.[1] He became General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2nd Division in 1958 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Western Command in 1960.[1] He went on to be Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War in 1961 and Commander-in-Chief, British Army of the Rhine and Commander, Northern Army Group in 1963; he retired in 1966.[1] From 1967 to 1973 he was Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State, an officer of the Royal Household.[2][3] FamilyIn 1941 he married Frances Marguerite Wedderburn Wilson and together they went on to have three daughters.[4] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Cosmo Nevill}}{{s-ttl|title=General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division|years=1958–1960}}{{s-aft|after=Edward Williams}}2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=44241 |date=3 February 1967 |page=1299 }} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=46113 |date=26 October 1967 |page=12735 }} 4. ^The Peerage.com |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Otway Herbert}}{{s-ttl|title=GOC-in-C Western Command|years=1960–1961}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Edward Howard-Vyse}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Geoffrey Thompson}}{{s-ttl|title=Military Secretary|years=1961–1963}}{{s-aft|after=Sir John Anderson}} |-{{succession box|title=Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine|years=1963–1966|before=Sir James Cassels|after=Sir John Hackett}} |-{{s-court}}{{succession box | before=Sir Arthur Barratt | title=Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State | years=1967–1973 | after=Sir Desmond Dreyer}}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Stirling, William Gurdon}} 11 : 1907 births|1973 deaths|British Army generals|British Army personnel of World War II|British military personnel of the Palestine Emergency|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|People from Chelsea, London|Royal Artillery officers|War Office personnel in World War II |
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