John Wilfred Stanier [SEP] date of death
John Wilfred Stanier
Field Marshal Sir John Wilfred Stanier, (6 October 1925 – 10 November 2007) was a senior British Army officer who was Chief of the General Staff from 1982 to 1985. He was the first person after the Second World War to become the professional head of the British Army without having seen active service in that war or any subsequent campaign.
Army career.
Stanier was born in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, the son of Harold Allan Stanier and Penelope Rose Stanier (née Price). His father
Stanier
Stanier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- John Stanier (drummer) (born 1968), played with Helmet and others
- Field Marshal John Wilfred Stanier (1925–2007), head of the British Army
- Marny Stanier (born 1962), American TV meteorologist
- Roger Stanier (1916–1982), Canadian microbiologist
- William Stanier (1876–1965), Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
See also.
- Stanier baronets, a UK baronetcy