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Private 351463 Frank STANLEY - 22nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Medals
British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
May 1917 at Banbury
Other Information/Previous Regiments/Units
Private 351463 Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On 25th March the battalion was ordered to withdraw from their positions at Pertain and from there to Omiecourt as they fell back in face of the massive German Spring Offensive attack. On the 26th they were ordered to withdraw from Chaulnas to Lihons and from their to a position west of the Brick Factory at Rosieres. Frank was killed at by a shell on the night of 25th/26th. |
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| Map of withdrawal | Pozieres Memorial |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1887 at Banbury | 6 Jan 1888 at Banbury St. Mary |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John & Jane Stanley | 41, Combrook, Combrook |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
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| Address History | Employment History |
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