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South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 5687 Harry STANLEY - 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Died on Wednesday 5th September 1923 aged 45


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders British War & Victory Medals Not applicable
     
First Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
On or about 28 Sep 1916 in France ~ Kenilworth War Memorial
     
Cause of Death Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials  
Diffuse papilloma of the rectum & abcess
20 Nov 1915 in Kenilworth ~
     
Place of Death Date and Place Mobilised  
Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Leicester  15 Jun 1916 in Warwick  
     

Service History

  • 20 Nov 1915 - Enlisted in Kenilworth and posted to Army Reserve
  • 15 Jun 1916 - Mobilised at Warwick into 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • 28 Sep 1916 - Transferred to 2nd/6th Battalion
  • 16 Mar 1919 - Demobilised

Circumstances of Death

Harry died on the 5th September 1923 at the Ministry of Pensions Hospital in Knighton Fields, Leicester. He died of Diffuse Papilloma (HPV) of the Rectum and an Abdominal Abcess after he had undergone a colostomy for the Papilloma. Click here for more.


 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
7 Oct 1875 in Snowshill, Glouc 25 Nov 1877 in Snowshill, Glouc
   
Parents Names Abode
Joseph and Susannah Stanley Snowshill, Glouc                 
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
Cecilia Stanley nee Sage Henrietta b 1902  |   Harold b 1905
19 Jun 1901 in Bidford on Avon Leonard b 1908
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1875 - Snowshill, Glouc 1881 - Scholar
1881 - Cottage, Snowshill, Glouc 1891 - Labourer
1891 - Snowshill Villas, Snowshill 1901 - Groom & Coachman
1901 - Kingley Lodge, Arrow 1911 - Groom & Coachman
1911 - Firs Cottage, Kenilworth  1915 - Coachman / Groom
1915 - 31 High Street, Kenilworth 1916 - Soldier in Royal Warwicks
1923 - 31 High Street, Kenilworth  1919 - Coachman / Domestic Servant