James Rawdon Stansfeld
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James Rawdon Stansfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 1866 |
| Died | 14 January 1936 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Spouse | Eleanor Susan Martineau |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | William Crompton-Stansfield Sir James Stansfeld Hamer Stansfeld Thomas Wolryche Stansfeld John R. E. Stansfeld |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1885–1919 |
| Rank | Captain (1895) Major (1904) Lieutenant-Colonel (1913) Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
James Rawdon Stansfeld CB CBE (/ˈrɔːdɒn ˈstænsfiːld/ RAW-don STANSS-feeld; 11 August 1866 – 14 January 1936) was a British army officer who served as an Instructor and Professor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and as Deputy Director-General of Inspection in the Ministry of Munitions (1916–19).
Stansfeld was born on 11 August 1866, he was the son of Lt-Gen. Thomas Wolrich Stansfeld Jnr (1829–1910), and grandson of Thomas Wolrich Stansfeld Snr (1779–1853).[1] Thomas Snr was the eldest son of David Stansfield (1755–1818) of Hope Hall, Halifax, and his wife Sarah Wolrich (1757–1824), daughter of Thomas Wolrich (1719–91) of Armley House, Leeds. He was a descendant of the Stansfeld family of Stansfield and Sowerby, Yorkshire, and a cousin of the politicians William Crompton-Stansfield, Sir James Stansfeld, and Hamer Stansfeld, and the soldiers Thomas Wolryche Stansfeld and John R. E. Stansfeld.[2]
