William Stratton (British Army officer)
| Sir William Stratton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1903 |
| Died | 1989 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
169th Infantry Brigade 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant General Sir William (Henry) Stratton KCB CVO CBE DSO (1903–1989) was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.
Military career
Stratton was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1924.[1] He was deployed to the Gold Coast before becoming Assistant Instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering in 1933.[1]
He served in World War II as a Brigadier on the General Staff of General Headquarters Home Forces and then of the General Staff of the 8th Army in Italy.[1] In 1944 he was appointed Commander of 169th Infantry Brigade.[1]
After the War he was appointed Chief of Staff at British Army of the Rhine, a post he held until 1949 when he became Commandant of the Joint Services Staff College.[1] In 1952 he became Head of the British Army Staff in Washington, D.C.[1] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division in 1953 and Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1955.[1] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1957 New Year Honours.[2] His last post was Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1957; he retired in 1960.[1]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers from 1960 to 1968.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40960. p. 3. 28 December 1956. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Cecil Sugden |
Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong 1955–1957 |
Succeeded by Sir Edric Bastyan |
| Preceded by Sir William Oliver |
Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by Sir William Pike |