| Kenneth Cooper | |
|---|---|
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File:KennethCooper.jpg Major-General Kenneth Cooper | |
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1981 (aged 75–76) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1924 - 1959 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 7th Armoured Brigade 7th Armoured Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Kenneth Christie Cooper CB DSO OBE (1905–1981) was a British Army officer who commanded 7th Armoured Division.
Military career[]
Educated at Berkhamsted School, Cooper was commissioned into the 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signals Regiment in 1924[1] and then transferred to the Royal Tank Corps in 1927.[2] He served in World War II as Commanding Officer of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry from October 1941, as a General Staff Officer with IX Corps in North Africa from 1942 and as a Brigadier on the General Staff at Allied Force Headquarters from 1943.[3] His last war-time role was as Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in Italy from 1945.[3] He was appointed Brigadier, Royal Amoured Corps at Northern Command in 1947, Chief of Staff at West Africa Command in 1948 and Assistant commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in 1952.[3] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division in 1953 and Chief of Staff Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1956 before retiring in 1959.[3]
He lived at West End House in Donhead St Andrew in Wiltshire.[4]
Family[]
He married Barbara Mary Harding‑Newman;[5] they had one son (Major-General Sir Simon Cooper).[4]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 32901". 25 January 1924. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32901/page/
- ↑ "No. 33308". 2 September 1927. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33308/page/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Generals.dk
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Peerage.com
- ↑ Gooch of London
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