Alexander Stanier
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Brigadier Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall, DSO & Bar, MC (31 January 1899 – 10 January 1995) was a British Army officer who fought in the First and Second World Wars, particularly distinguished for his actions at Boulogne in 1940, on D-Day in 1944, and in the Rhineland in 1944.[6]
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Sir Alexander Stanier, 2nd Baronet | |
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Nickname(s) | "Sammy" |
Born | (1899-01-31)31 January 1899 Market Drayton, Shropshire, England |
Died | 10 January 1995(1995-01-10) (aged 95) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1917–1948 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | 13863 |
Unit | Welsh Guards |
Commands held | 69th Infantry Brigade 231st Infantry Brigade 183rd Infantry Brigade 3rd Parachute Brigade 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order[1] & Bar[2] Military Cross[3] Commander of the Order of Leopold II (Belgium)[4] Croix de Guerre (Belgium)[4] Silver Star (United States)[5] Legion of Honour (France) |
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