Alexander Stanier
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.
Sir Alexander Stanier, 2nd Baronet | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Sammy" |
| Born | 31 January 1899 Market Drayton, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 10 January 1995 (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 & Bar Military Cross Commander of the Order of Leopold II (Belgium) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Silver Star (United States) Legion of Honour (France) |
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