Born Loughborough 1893, birth registered June quarter.
Parents George Augustus Staniland (of St. Edmans, Lincs - is this Sutton St. Edmunds?), a farmer, and Mary (of Owersby, Lincs)
Siblings:
Frederick Staniland, born 1884/85 Toronto, Canada
Dora Mary Staniland, born 1888 Loughborough, birth registered September quarter
Leonard Staniland, born 1889 Loughborough, birth registered December quarter
Thomas Richard Staniland, born 1891 Loughborough, birth registered September quarter
Jonathan Staniland, born 1894 Loughborough, birth registered September quarter
Sarah Staniland, born 1902 Loughborough, birth registered June quarter
No details of parents marriage - possibly Canada.
Addresses:
1901 - Swing Bridge Lane, Knight Thorpe, Loughborough
1911 - The Cedars, Swing Bridge Road, Loughborough - occupation, assisting on farm
We believe that the Stanilands farmed at Manor Farm.
His father died about 1909, death registered Loughborough March quarter 1909
Military Record
Name: George Staniland
Birth Place: Loughborough, Leics
Residence: Long Whatton, Leics
Death Date: 4 Apr 1917
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Loughborough
Rank: Private
Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion: 12th Battalion
Number: 53721
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
George Staniland
Remembered with Honour
Arras Memorial
In Memory of
Private 53721, 12th Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died on 04 April 1917
