[2] Based in South Africa during World War I, Stanley married Reniera van Oosterzee Cloete, from a leading Cape Town family, in 1918.

[5] In 1927, Stanley was transferred to Ceylon as its governor, which drew criticism due to his lack of background knowledge of Asian affairs, although he is reported to have acquitted himself well.

[6] In 1932, he was made Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John[7] He returned to Africa in 1931 to serve as High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in South Africa before his appointment as Governor of Southern Rhodesia in 1935, initially for a two-year term, but he was persuaded to remain in Salisbury until 1942, when he retired from active service.

[8] Upon his retirement, Stanley settled in Cape Town and was appointed chief commissioner of the Boy Scouts of South Africa.

[9] He died a widower in a Cape Town nursing home, aged 82, survived by two sons and two daughters.