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William Stansfield (other)
William Stansfield, Stansfeld or Stanfield may refer to: * William Stansfield (railway officer) (1874–1946), English/Australian railway officer and soldier * William Crompton-Stansfield (1790–1871), English Whig politician and MP for Huddersfield (1837–53) * Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793–1867), English marine painter (often inaccurately credited as "William Clarkson Stanfield") * Fred Stanfield (Frederic William Stanfield, born 1944), Canadian ice hockey player See also * Stansfield (surname) * Stansfield (other) * Stansfeld Stansfeld is an English surname deriving from the Old English 'stan' (meaning stony) and 'feld' (field). This toponymic surname originates from the ancient township of Stansfield (near Todmorden, West Yorkshire), which was listed in the Domesday B ... * Stanfield (surname) * Standfield {{hndis, name=Stansfield, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stansfield (railway Officer)
William Stansfield (19 November 1874 – 19 May 1946) was a British-born Australian railway officer in the Queensland State Railways who joined the Australian Army and served in Gallipoli and the Middle East during the World War I. Early life Stansfield was born in 1874 at Wadsworth, West Yorkshire, Wadsworth, Todmorden, Yorkshire, the son of the bootmaker Mitchell Stansfield and Margaret Ann Stansfield (née Forrester). He was a descendant of the Stansfield family of Stansfield, West Yorkshire, Stansfield, Yorkshire. The family emigrated to Queensland in 1887. Stansfield was educated at Kelvin Grove State School, Brisbane, and worked for the Queensland State Railways from 1898 to 1914. Career In 1900, Stansfield enlisted in the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, Moreton Regiment, transferring to the Royal Australian Army Service Corps, Australian Army Service Corp in 1905, becoming a second lieutenant in 1911. He enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
