STINTON, Stanley


6090, Private, Stanley STINTON
Aged 27


19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars
Died of his Wounds on Wednesday 27th March 1918

Stanley STINTON was born in Balsham (Linton Q4-1890 3B:460), baptised in Balsham on 30th November 1890, son of George and Jane STINTON (née BOWERS).

1891 census...Aged 6 months, he was at High Street, Balsham with his father George STINTON [46] domestic groom; his mother Jane [41]; sister Kate [12] and brother George [10] all born in Horseheath; sisters Fanny [8] , Constance [6] and Ida [4]; brother Henry [2], all, like Stanley, born in Balsham.

1901 census...Aged 10, he was at Fox End, Balsham with his parents; sister Kate M [21] and brother Vincent G. [19] groom on stud farm, all born in Horseheath, Henry [12] and Alexander [5], like Stanley, born in Balsham

His father died in 1906 and his mother in 1910.

1911 census...Aged 23 (must have added 3 years), he was at 1st Cavalry Brigade, 19th Hussars, Wellington Line, Aldershot.
Brother Alexander [15] was at 4 Oxford Street, Exning with his sister Marion [35] born Horseheath, her husband Samuel Jacobs [36] a horse keeper on farm born West Wickham, and their daughter Mary [13] born Carlton.

Brother George V named as sole legatee.

His younger brother, Alexander, in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps died of his wounds in France at almost the same time see here





Stanley enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds. From the date of his arrival in France it must be that he would be eligible for the clasp to the 1914 Star, but that was not instituted until 1919, had to be claimed and checked against records. many were unaware of this.

When his sister Elizabeth completed the "living relatives" form in 1919 there were herself in Huddersfield, Mrs Scothcer also in Huddersfield; Mrs Philips in Redhill Surrey; Mrs Griffith, Station Road, Gt Shelford; Mrs S Collins, Romsey Terr. Cambridge, Mrs Marion Jacobs, Vine Terrace, Exning; brother George in Balsham and brother Henry in Huddersfield.

Being wounded and his service record not being found, it is impossible to say where and where exactly he was wounded. His unit were in the region of Hervilly-Bois de Cerisy on 21st when the German offensive started, but he may well have been in hospital in Rouen before then


photo courtesy from his niece, via Tony Beeton





photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission



Stanley Stinton is buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen grave P:7:D:78

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