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Major General Kenneth Christie Cooper was born at Cardiff on 18.10.1905.
He received his first education at Berkhamsted School and first commission on 16.01.1924 to Royal Corps of Signals,53rd (Welsh) Division(The Gazette 32901). From this unit he is attached 1927 as Lieutenant to Royal Tank Corps (The Gazette 33308).
After the outbreak of WWII, from October 1941, he commanded the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry for a year as acting Lieutenant-Colonel, after this assignment he was appointed as a staff officer (GSO 1) at the IX Corps, which was at that time located in North Africa (Generals).
One year after that, in October 1943, he is appointed Brigadier of the General Staff of the Allied Forces in North Africa and Italy. During this period he is awarded with the OBE (The Gazette 36180).
Next assignment is as a Commanding Officer of the 7th Armoured Brigade, and he commands this unit at the end of the war, until 1947. On 11 December 1945, he received the DSO for his service during the war in Italy (The Gazette 37386).
In 1947 he is appointed as a Brigadier of Royal Armoured Corps, Northern Command and from 1949 as a Chief of Staff of the West African Command, and this position he held until November 1952.
In February of the following year, he became Assistant commandant of the Staff College in Camberley and held this office until October 1953.
In December of the same year, he returns to the combat units and is placed in charge (GOC) of the 7th Armoured Division, a position which he holds until March 1956. During this period, on 09.06.1955 he receives another award in the form of CB (The Gazette 40497).
From March 1956, he returned to staff positions and was appointed as a Chief of Staff of the Allied Forces in Northern Europe.
14.11.1959 he retires and settled at West End House, Donhead St Andrew in Wiltshire (The Peerage).
Major General Cooper and his wife Mary Harding Newman were the parents of Major General Sir Simon Cooper (The Peerage).
Wikipedia, Kenneth Cooper (British Army officer), [online] en.wikipedia.org [Accessed 09 March 2024]
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Generálmajor Kenneth Christie Cooper sa narodil vo Waleskom Cardiffe 18.10.1905.
Svoje vzdelanie získal na Berkhamsted škole a pos končení ktorej náseledne získava svoje prvé zaradenie 16.01.1924 ku Královskému spojovacemu zboru, 53. pešej divízie(Royal Corps of Signals, 53rd (Welsh) Division) (The Gazette 32901). Následne potom v roku 1927, je preradený ako pručík ku Královskému tankovému zboru (Royal Tank Corps) (The Gazette 33308).
Po uplznutí ďalšieho roku, v októbry 1943 je mu zverená funkcia brigadiera generálneho štábu spojeneckých sil v severnej Afrike a Itálii a 23.12.1943 je ocenený s OBE (The Gazette 36180).
Z tejto funkcieje následne odchádza a je postevný do čela 7. obrnenej brigády, pričom tejto jednotke velí do skončenia vojnového konfliktu a až do roku 1947. 11.12.1945 dostáva za svoju službu počas vojny na Itálských bojových poliach DSO (The Gazette 37386).
V 1947 je ustanovený ako brigadier Královského obrneného zboru, Severné velitelstvo (Royal Armoured Corps, Northern Command) a od 1949 je menovaný náčelníkom štábu Západoafrického velitelstva (West African Command), pričom túto pozíciu zastáva do novembra 1952.
Vo februári nasledovného roku sa stáva asistentom velitela Štábneho kolégia v Camberley a tento úrad drží do októbra 1953.
V decembri toho istého roku sa znovu vracia k bojovým jednotkám a je postavený do čela ako velitel (GOC) 7. obrnenej divízie a úrad zastáva do marca 1956. Počas tohto obdobia, 09.06.1955 dostáva ďalšie ocenenie fo forme CB (The Gazette 40497).
Od marca 1956 sa vracia ku štábnym pozícíám a je menovaný náčelníkom štábu Spojeneckých sil v severnej Europe a úrad zastáva do marca 1959 pričom yakrátko po jeho opustení, 14.11.1959 odchádza do výslužby. Po odchode do výslužby sa usadil v West End House, Donhead St Andrew vo Wiltshire(The Peerage).
Generálmajor Cooper spolus jeho ženou Mary Harding‑Newman boli rodičia generálmajora Sir Simon Cooper (The Peerage).
Wikipedia, Kenneth Cooper (British Army officer), [online] en.wikipedia.org [Accessed 09 March 2024]
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