stˈɑːpfɚd sˈɜːvd ɪnðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ænd, æz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈɑːfɪsɚ kəmˈændɪŋ ʌv ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn kˈɔːɹ, wʌz blˈeɪmd fɚðə fˈeɪlɪɹ tʊ ɐtˈæk fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə lˈændɪŋ æt sˈʌvlə bˈeɪ ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡˈælɪpˌɑːli kæmpˈeɪn.
Stopford served in the First World War and, as general officer commanding of IX Corps, was blamed for the failure to attack following the landing at Suvla Bay in August 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign.