About William Stratton
Lived 1903 – 1989 (aged 86). William Stratton was a British engineer and military personnel.
Lieutenant-General Sir William Henry Stratton, (15 October 1903 – 25 November 1989) was a senior British Army officer who was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong from 1955 to 1957.
Military career Stratton was born on 15 October 1903 in British India but later went to England and, after graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 30 January 1924. He was deployed to the Gold Coast before becoming Assistant Instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering in 1933. His last post was Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1957; he retired in 1960.
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers from 1960 to 1968.
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Who was William Stratton?
British General (1903–1989)
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William Stratton was born on 15 October 1903 in Chennai.
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William Stratton died on 25 November 1989.
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William Stratton was an engineer and military personnel.
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William Stratton was British.
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