David Stapleton (Lieutenant-General)

Lieutenant General David "Dave" Stapleton DSM (26 September 1937 - 13 June 2016), was an Irish army general officer who served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces and previously as Force Commander of UNDOF in the Golan Heights.^[1]

Born	(1936-09-26)26 September 1936 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	(2016-06-13)13 June 2016 Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Allegiance	Ireland
Service / branch	Irish Army
Years of service	1955 - 2000
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, Force Commander UNDOF

Early life

Stapleton was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland on 26 September 1937, where he attended the local Christian Brothers school.^[2]

Military career

He joined the Irish Defence Forces Cadet School in 1955 and was commissioned into the Supply and Transport Corps. During a forty five year long career he held the senior positions of Commander 6th Infantry Brigade, Director of the Transport Corps, Quartermaster General, Force Commander UNDOF and Chief of Staff.^[3][1][2][4]

Personal life

He was married to Maureen and had four children. Stapleton died at his home in Newbridge on 13 June 2016.^[2]