William Stansfield (railway officer)

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Lieutenant Colonel
William Stansfield
CMG DSO VD
Born(1874-11-19)19 November 1874
Wadsworth, Yorkshire, England
Died19 May 1946(1946-05-19) (aged 71)
Brisbane, Australia
Occupations
  • Railway officer
  • Soldier
SpouseAmy Louisa Rogers
Children5
Military career
Allegiance Australia
Branch Australian Army
Service years1900–1941
Rank2nd Lieutenant (1911)
Major (1916)
Lieutenant Colonel (1917)
Honorary Colonel
UnitMoreton Regiment
Army Service Corps
Australian Imperial Force
CommandsNZ and Australian Division
ANZAC Mounted Division
Desert Mounted Corps
Australian Military Forces
ConflictsWorld War I

William Stansfield CMG DSO VD (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.

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