Walter Stansfield
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Sir Walter Stansfield | |
|---|---|
| Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary | |
| In office 1967–1979 | |
| Preceded by | William Ewart Pitts |
| Succeeded by | James Fryer |
| Chief Constable of Denbighshire Constabulary | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Succeeded by | Abolished (amalgamation with Gwynedd Constabulary) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1917 Brighouse, England |
| Died | 14 December 1984 (aged 67) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Artillery Special Operations Executive |
Sir Walter Stansfield (15 February 1917 – 14 December 1984) was a British police officer and soldier who was Chief Constable of Denbighshire Constabulary (1964–67) and Derbyshire Constabulary (1967–79).
Stansfield was born in Brighouse, Yorkshire, on 15 February 1917, the son of F. and A. G. Stansfield. He was educated at Chartres, France, and at the Heath Grammar School, Halifax, Yorkshire, before joining the West Riding Constabulary in 1939. Three years later, he joined the Royal Artillery and a year later joined the Special Operations Executive (SOE).[1]
He parachuted into France (near Severac, Aveyron), in June 1944 in order to organise maquis groups and direct sabotage and attacks on the retreating Germans. He was Lieutenant Colonel during the Control Commission in Germany during 1945–46 and was seconded to the Special Police Corps in Germany from 1946 until 1950.[2]
Stansfield served in the West Riding Constabulary (1950–56) before being seconded to the Cyprus Police Force from 1956 to 1959.[2] He returned to the West Riding Constabulary in 1959 and was Assistant Chief Constable from 1962 to 1964. He was appointed Chief Constable of Denbighshire Constabulary in 1964, and then became Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary in 1967.[1]
In 1981, he was the Joint Editor (with James Fryer) of the 24th edition of Cecil C. H. Moriarty's handbook of police law, Moriarty' s Police Law: An Arrangement of Law and Regulations for the Use of Police Officers. Stansfield died on 14 December 1984.[1]
