Stamer
Stamer is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Henrik Stamer Hedin (born 1946), Danish communist and translator, chairman of Communist Party of Denmark *Josh Stamer (born 1977), American football linebacker *Lovelace Stamer (1829–1908), Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury *William Donovan Stamer (1895–1963), British army officer See also *Stamer baronets, Baronetage of the United Kingdom *Stammer (other) *Stahmer *Starmer (surname) Starmer is a surname. Notable people by that name include: * Aaron Starmer (born 1976), American author * Clement Starmer (1895–1978), English cricketer * Keir Starmer (born 1962), British politician and Leader of the Opposition since 2020 * Ni ...

William Donovan Stamer
Major General William Donovan Stamer CB, CBE, DSO, MC (14 June 1895 – 21 September 1963) was a British Army officer who was commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment at the outbreak of the First World War and served in the Army until retirement in 1948, finishing his career with the temporary rank of major-general and serving as General Officer Commanding Sudan and Eritrea. Early life Stamer was born in Keele, Staffordshire, the eldest son and third child of the Reverend Frederick Stamer and Ethel Donovan. His paternal grandfather was the 3rd Baronet Stamer, Lovelace Stamer. After being educated at Rugby School, Stamer attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the North Staffordshire Regiment on 19 August 1914 (just two weeks after Great Britain declared war on Germany), although this was subsequently backdated to 8 August 1914. First World War Stamer joined the 1st Battalion of the North Staffordshire Reg ...
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