Granville Chetwynd-Stapylton Explained

Granville Chetwynd-Stapylton
Birth Date:22 March 1823
Death Date:28 April 1915
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: British Army
Rank:Lieutenant General
Battles:First Anglo-Afghan War

Lieutenant General Granville George Chetwynd-Stapylton (22 March 1823 – 28 April 1915) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, then the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

Military career

Educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Chetwynd-Stapylton was commissioned as an ensign in the 13th Light Infantry in June 1839. He fought in the First Anglo-Afghan War and was present at the siege of Jellalabad. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1842, to captain in 1848 and to major in 1857. After further promotions, he became a major general in 1870, serving as commander of Brigade Depot No. 69 at Clonmel in Ireland from 1873 to 1877.[1] He retired from the Army in September 1881 and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant-general.

He served as colonel of the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment from 1896 to 1902,[2] and then colonel of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry until his death on 28 April 1915, aged 92.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lieutenant General Granville George Chetwynd-Stapylton 1896 - 1902. Queen's Royal Surreys. 8 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Colonels of the Queen's Royal Surreys. Queen's Royal Surreys. 8 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Lieutenant General Granville George Chetwynd-Stapylton. Britishempire.co.uk. 22 February 2020.