Alexander Stanier
Sir Alexander Stanier | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Sammy" |
| Born | 31 January 1899 Market Drayton, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 10 January 1995 (aged 95) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1917–1948 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 13863 |
| Unit | Welsh Guards |
| Commands | 69th Infantry Brigade 231st Infantry Brigade 183rd Infantry Brigade 3rd Parachute Brigade 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards |
| Conflicts | 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) |
Brigadier Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet, 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.