Edwin Wilfrid Stanyforth

Edwin Wilfrid Stanyforth
Edwin Wilfred Stanyforth in 1893
Born(1861-06-28)28 June 1861
Birstwith, Yorkshire, England
Died29 January 1939(1939-01-29) (aged 77)
Kirk Hammerton, Yorkshire, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationArmy officer
SpouseMary Evelyn Barnadiston
ChildrenMonica Greenwood Madge Stanyforth
Ronald Thomas Stanyforth
Parent(s)John Greenwood, Louisa Elizabeth Barnardiston

Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin Wilfrid Stanyforth CB TD DL JP (born Greenwood; 28 June 1861 – 28 January 1939) was a Yorkshire land owner, magistrate and British Army Territorial officer who commanded the Yorkshire Hussars during World War I.[1] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1924 Birthday Honours for services to agriculture.

  1. ^ "Lieut-Col E.W.Stanyforth". The Times. No. 48216. London. 30 January 1939. p. 14.