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Born in West Malling, Wingfield-Stratford was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, a descendant of the ancient Stratford Family. He married Rosalind Isabel Bligh, daughter of Reverend Honorary
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Cecil Wingfield-Stratford
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Edward Vesey Bligh and Lady Isabel Mary Frances Nevill, on 12 October 1881. They had one son, Esmé Cecil Wingfield-Stratford. Wingfield-Stratford played as outside-left for the Woolwich Academy and for Royal Engineers, and earned one cap for England versus Scotland in 1877.
The first match, on 13 March, ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time but the replay, three days later, ended in a conclusive 2-0 score.
The Engineers" scorer in both matches, coincidentally, was Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour who in September the same year married a sister of Wingfield-Stratford. He also played for Marylebone Cricket Club
Wingfield-Stratford was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as Lieutenant in 1873.
He ultimately retired as Brigadier-General in 1909 after being Chief Engineer in Ireland since 1906, without seeing any campaign service. However he was recalled from retirement to serve in World War I in 1914 and held command on the Western Front, taking part in the Battle of Loos in 1915, the capture of Gommecourt on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, and was Commander R.E. of the 46th Division.
He was mentioned in despatches four times and awarded the Companion of St. Michael and St. George in 1916 and C.B. in 1918.
Wingfield-Stratford died in retirement aged eighty-five at Fartherwell, West Malling, on 5 February 1939. Royal Engineers.
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