| Stapleton-Bretherton | R C L | | Lieutenant | 1st Battalion
Demise: Killed in action 30 Jan 1902
Place: Frankfort Near Rondedraai
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
| Stapleton-Bretherton | Robert Charles Lucius | | 2nd Lieutenant | He was killed in action at Ronderan, Frankfort District, January 30th, 1902. He was the second son of F A Stapleton-Bretherton of The Hall, Rainhill, Lancashire, and Heathfield House, Fareham, and the Honourable Mrs Stapleton-Bretherton, a daughter of the twelfth Lord Petre. 2nd Lieutenant Stapleton-Bretherton was born in August 1875, and educated at the Jesuit College, Beaumont, Windsor. He was a keen sportsman and a good rider. He joined the 3rd Battalion Hampshire Regiment in 1894, being promoted Captain 1899, and had served on the West Coast of Africa and held the post of Assistant-Inspector of the Gold Coast Constabulary, in the northern territories till April 1900. In the following June he was given his commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers, and joined the 1st battalion in Bombay. He was sent to South Africa in December 1901, to the 2Oth Mounted Infantry, under Colonel Dawkins, which was operating in the Frankfort district in the operations against De Wet. Some fighting took place on January 28th, and on the following evening the whole column started to attack a large force of Boers about twenty five miles off. The Boers were surprised, but made a determined stand. With about ten men, 2nd Lieutenant Stapleton-Bretherton rushed forward to attack and, if possible, capture some of the enemy, and was shot through the heart. He was buried on a hill side at Kaffirstad, on the Harrismith-Frankfort road, about twenty miles from the former place. A marble cross and iron fence marked his grave. In the RC church of St Bartholomew's, Rainhill, a cross was erected in memory of 2nd Lieutenant Stapleton-Bretherton.
Source: Donner | Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
| Stapleton-Cotton | R G A W | | Commander | RN. Late HMS Balmoral Castle
487 of 580 awards | Royal Navy |
| Stapleton-Cotton | W R P | | Lieutenant | Demise: Died of disease - enteric fever 29 Jan 1900
Place: Ladysmith
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars |
| Stapleton-Cotton | W R P | | Lieutenant | Died of disease at Ladysmith. 29 Jan 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 16 line 47 | 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars |
| Stapleton-Cotton | Wellington Robert P | | Lieutenant | QSA (1). Died of disease, Ladysmith, 29 Jan 00.
Source: QSA medal rolls | 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars |
| Stapleton-Cotton | Wellington Robert P | | Lieutenant | QSA (1) DoL
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll | 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars |
| Stapleton-Cotton | Wellington Robert Paul | | Lieutenant | He died of enteric in Ladysmith, January 29th, 1900. He was the eldest son of Colonel the Honourable Richard Stapleton-Cotton, of Somerford Hall, Brewood, Staffordshire, second son of the 2nd Viscount Combermere. His mother was the Honourable Jane Charlotte, daughter of the 2nd Baron Methuen. Lieutenant Stapleton-Cotton was therefore a nephew of Lieutenant General Lord Methuen. He was born in August 1872, educated at Wellington, and entered the 18th Hussars from the Royal Military College in March 1892, being transferred to the 19th Hussars on the 30th of the same month, and was promoted Lieutenant February 1894. Lieutenant Stapleton-Cotton served in Natal with his regiment, which was sent to South Africa in September 1899, with the Indian contingent, and took part in the defence of Ladysmith until struck down with fever.
Source: Donner | 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars |
| Stapley | A | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 76th Battery, RFA |
| Stapley | A | 6814 | Sergeant | 2nd Battalion
Demise: Died of disease - enteric fever 19 Jul 1900
Place: Bloemfontein
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Royal Berkshire Re |
| Stapley | C | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South Staffordshire Regiment |
| Stapley | G W | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA rolls | Imperial Light Horse |
| Stapley | George | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA rolls | Imperial Light Horse |
| Stapley | George William | 22595 | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Commander-in-Chief's Bodyguard |
| Stapley | George William | 2240 | Corporal | 1st Battalion
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Imperial Light Horse |
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