No.8799, Private, William STUTELEY
Aged 24
William Stuteley was born in 1895 (2nd qtr 1895 Thingoe 4a:783) son of Edward and Anna Maria STUTELEY (née DIAPER)
1901 census...Aged 6, he was at The Green, Hawstead with his father Edward STUTELEY [31] farm labourer born Bradfield St Clare; his mother Anna Maria [29] born Cockfield; brothers Bertie [5] born Bradfield St Clare and Harry [3] born Hawstead; sister Annie [2] born Hawstead 1911 census...Aged 16, a farm labourer, he was in Great Welnetham with his parents; brothers Bertie and Harry (both farm labourers), Alfred [9] and George [5] both born Hawstead; sisers Annie, Winifred [7] born Hawstead and Edith Mary [1] born Gt Welnetham. The pension card has him dying from paralysis. His parents were living at Bradfield St Clare and apparently moved to Buttons Green, Cockfield |
He is not found in "Soldiers Died". According to the medal index card he was in France/Flanders in August 1914. The newspaper report says he enlist as a regular in 1913. He must have qualified
for the clasp to the 1914 Star, but this obviously had not been claimed. He was initially not even on CWGC records, but a local campaign around 2000 placed
his case before the authorities and he was recognised
on the National Book of Remembrance in 2002 and a headstone was installed. Even then his actual grave was not located.
The exact grave site is unknown, hence the headstone is classed as a special memorial in that the inscription reads "Known to be buried in this churchyard" click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |