Montagu Stopford
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General Sir Montagu George North Stopford, was a senior British Army officer who fought during both the First and Second World Wars. The latter he served in with distinction, commanding XXXIII Indian
A half-length, seated portrait of Lieutenant-General Sir Montagu Stopford in uniform.
Lieutenant General Montagu Stopford, GOC XXXIII Indian Corps (right), confers with Major General John Grover, GOC 2nd Division (left) and Brigadier Joseph Salomons, commanding the 9th Indian Brigade (centre), after the opening of the Imphal-Kohima road, June 1944.
Lieutenant General Sir Montagu Stopford, GOC-in-C of the British 12th Army, inspects a guard of honour mounted by men of the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, during the formal ceremony in Rangoon where General HeitarÅ Kimura and his staff handed over their swords to staff officers of the 12th Army.
Major-General John Malcolm Lawrence Grover, was a British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Infantry Division in the Burma campaign, including in the Battle of Kohima, during the Second World War.
King George VI (left) with Major General John Grover (right) and several officers at a railway station at Gloucestershire, 1 April 1942.