Granville Chetwynd-Stapylton

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.

Granville Chetwynd-Stapylton
Born22 March 1823
Died28 April 1915
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsFirst Anglo-Afghan War

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.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in 1842, to captain in 1848 and to major in 1857.[2] 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.[2] He retired from the Army in September 1881 and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant-general.[3]

He served as colonel of the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment[4] from 1896 to 1902,[5] and then colonel of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry[6] until his death on 28 April 1915, aged 92.[1]

References
  1. "Lieutenant General Granville George Chetwynd-Stapylton". Britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. "Lieutenant General Granville George Chetwynd-Stapylton 1896 - 1902". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. "No. 25014". The London Gazette. 13 September 1881. p. 4688.
  4. "No. 26785". The London Gazette. 13 October 1896. p. 5609.
  5. "Colonels of the Queen's Royal Surreys". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. "No. 27435". The London Gazette. 20 May 1902. p. 3324.
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