Kenneth Cooper (British Army officer)
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Kenneth Cooper
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| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1981 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 British Army |
| Years of service | 1924–1959 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Corps of Signals |
| Commands held | 1st 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 senior 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 Armoured 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
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32901. p. 775. 25 January 1924. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33308. p. 5676. 2 September 1927. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Generals.dk
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Peerage.com
- ↑ Gooch of London
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| Preceded by | GOC 7th Armoured Division 1953–1956 |
Succeeded by John Hackett |
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- British Army generals
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Fife and Forfar Yeomanry officers
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Berkhamsted School
- Royal Tank Regiment officers
