About William Stirling
Lived 1907 – 1973 (aged 65–66). William Stirling was a British military personnel.
General Sir William Gurdon Stirling, (25 May 1907 – 29 August 1973) was a British Army officer who reached high office during the 1960s.
Military career Born the son of Major Charles Stirling (1870–1914) of Ropers Hall, Bures, Suffolk and his wife the Hon. Amy Harriott Gurdon (1864–1944) (daughter of Lord Cranworth), William Stirling attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, from which he was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 30 August 1926. He served in the Second World War as Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office and was deployed to North Africa and North West Europe.
Family In 1941 Stirling married Frances Marguerite Wedderburn Wilson and together they went on to have three daughters.
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Who was William Stirling?
British Army general (1907–1973)
When was William Stirling born?
William Stirling was born on 25 May 1907 in Chelsea.
When did William Stirling die?
William Stirling died in 1973 in Bury St Edmunds.
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William Stirling was a military personnel.
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William Stirling was British.
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· DBpedia: William Stirling (British Army officer, born 1907)
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