| Kenneth Cooper | |
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Major-General Kenneth Cooper |
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| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1981 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1924 - 1959 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 7th Armoured Brigade 7th Armoured Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Kenneth Christie Cooper CB DSO OBE (1905-1981) was a British Army officer who commanded 7th Armoured Division.
Educated at Berkhamsted School, Cooper was commissioned into the 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signals Regiment in 1924[1] and then transferred to the Royal Tank Corps in 1927.[2] He served in World War II as Commanding Officer of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry from October 1941, as a General Staff Officer with IX Corps in North Africa from 1942 and as a Brigadier on the General Staff at Allied Force Headquarters from 1943.[3] His last war-time role was as Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in Italy from 1945.[3] He was appointed Brigadier, Royal Amoured Corps at Northern Command in 1947, Chief of Staff at West Africa Command in 1948 and Assistant commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in 1952.[3] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division in 1953 and Chief of Staff Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1956 before retiring in 1959.[3]
He lived at West End House in Donhead St Andrew in Wiltshire.[4]
He married Barbara Mary Harding‑Newman;[5] they had one son (Major-General Sir Simon Cooper).[4]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Jones |
GOC 7th Armoured Division 1953–1956 |
Succeeded by John Hackett |