Frederick Stephens (British Army officer)


Frederick Stephens

Senior British and French Army officers observe a NATO exercise in Germany, 1950. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Stephens, CO, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, explains the exercise to a group of officers including Général d'armée Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Major-General Robert Arkwright, GOC, 7th Armoured Division, and Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Keightley, C-in-C, British Army of the Rhine
Born(1906-06-19)19 June 1906
Died9 November 1967(1967-11-09) (aged 61)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Service years1925–1959
RankBrigadier
Service number33782
UnitRifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Commands1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
308th Infantry Brigade
31st Infantry Brigade
Port Said Base
ConflictsWorld War II
Suez Crisis
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in despatches

Brigadier Frederick Stephens CBE DSO (19 June 1906 − 9 November 1967) was a British Army officer of the Second World War.