John Frederick Stenning, CB, CBE (14 February 1868 – 18 November 1959) was an English Biblical and Semitic scholar, academic administrator, and British Army officer.
[2][3] He continued his undergraduate studies in Oriental languages, specialising in Hebrew and Aramaic, achieving first class honours in 1891.
[8] On 26 May 1909, he rejoined the British Army to serve with the newly created Oxford Officers' Training Corps (OTC), and was promoted to the rank of major.
[2] These provided officer training to those who had served in the ranks or had been part of the OTC, before they were commissioned in the British Army.
[1] In the 1916 King's Birthday Honours, Stenning was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in recognition of service during the war.
[13] In the 1919 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for valuable services rendered in connection with the War.