Montagu George North Stopford

Sir Montagu Stopford

Nickname(s)	"Monty"
Born	16 November 1892 Hanover Square, London, England
Died	10 March 1971 (aged 78) Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1911–1949
Rank	General
Unit	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Commands held	53rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 17th Infantry Brigade 56th (London) Infantry Division Staff College, Camberley XII Corps XXXIII Indian Corps Twelfth Army South East Asia Command Northern Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches (3)
Relations	Sir Lionel Stopford (father)

General Sir Montagu George North Stopford GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (16 November 1892 – 10 March 1971) was a senior British Army officer who fought during both World War I and World War II. The latter he served in with distinction, commanding XXXIII Indian Corps in the Far East, where he served under Field Marshal Sir William Slim, and played a significant role in the Burma Campaign, specifically during the Battle of Kohima in mid-1944.

Born on 16 November 1892 in Hanover Square, London, Montagu Stopford was the son of Colonel Sir Lionel Stopford, and the great-grandson of James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown. His mother was Mabel Georgina Emily, daughter of George Alexander Mackenzie. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) on 20 September 1911, a day after Kenneth Anderson and two days before Harold Alexander, both of whom were, like Stopford, destined the highest ranks. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion of the regiment, then serving in Rawalpindi, India, until shortly after the outbreak of World War I in August 1914.