Spotlight on Edward Stanland
Edward Stanland
- Born: 1897
- Died: 27 April 1930
- Service Date:28 April 1930
- Disposition:Burial
- Cemetery: Rookwood
- Location:Section Grave, Mortuary 2 9 Grave 4461
A SAD END
A Tragic Tale of Grief
Extract from the Sydney Morning Herald 28th April 1930:
EX-SOLDIER'S DEATH ON HIS WIFE'S GRAVE.A returned soldier, Edward Stanland, aged about 30, committed suicide, by drinking poison, at the grave of his wife in the Roman Catholic portion of Rookwood Cemetery yesterday afternoon. His wife died a few weeks ago.
A woman visiting the cemetery made the discovery. She saw that he was in a bad way, and, noticing that he had a bottle which she thought might contain poison, she took it from him, and informed the Lidcombe police, who hurried to the scene, only to find that Stanland was already dead.
Stanland, who resided in Hay-street, Croydon, left two letters, one addressed to the Coroner and the other to the Press, stating that he had committed suicide by drinking strychnine, and that a post-mortem examination of his body would not be necessary. The Parramatta Auburn Ambulance took the body to the Morgue.
Edward Stanland was buried on the 28th of April 1930
