STANSFELD, THOMAS WOLRICHE,
Lieutenant, was born 30 June 1877, youngest son of T W Stansfeld, Westwood
Grove, Leeds. He was educated at Winchester, and joined Alexandra, Princess
of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment, from the Militia, 24 March 1897; was
promoted Lieutenant 15 December 1898. He saw active service in South
Africa, employed with the Mounted Infantry, 1899 to 1902, being present at
the Relief of Kimberley; operations in the Orange Free State, February to
May 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February), and
actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand
River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including actions
near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in
the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including actions
at Belfast (26 and 27 August); operations in Cape Colony, and south of
Orange River, 1899-1900, including actions at Colesberg (1 January to 12
February); operations in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to April 1902. He
was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901]; received
the Queen's Medal with six clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was
created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27
September 1901]: "Thomas Wolriche Stansfeld, Lieutenant, West Yorkshire
Regiment. In recognition of services during the operations in South
Africa". The Insignia were presented by the King 2 June 1902. He was
transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, becoming Captain 19 February
1902, and served as an Adjutant of Mounted Infantry in South Africa from
June 1906 to June 1909, rejoining the Yorkshire Regiment 8 January 1908, and
subsequently serving as a Special Reserve Adjutant, October 1910, for three
years. He was given his Majority 30 October 1914. He saw active service in
the European War, commanding battalions of the Yorkshire Regiment until June
1916. He became Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 3 June 1916, and in the following
October Temporary Colonel, retaining this position until appointed to the
command of the 178th Infantry Brigade 6 April 1917. For his services
Brigadier General Stansfeld was mentioned in Despatches; was made a CMG in
1918, and was awarded the Legion of Honour and the French Croix de Guerre,
with (3 June 1919) the Brevet of Colonel. He had the 1914 Star. He
married, in 1903, Ethel, daughter of William Hebden, of Scarborough, and
they had two sons.
