Born: 1885, Stamford, Lincolnshire
Died: 7 May 1918
Buried: Lapugnoy Military Cemetery
Address: 26 Wharcliffe Dive, Eccleshill
Parents: Thmas & Mary, nee O’Connors
Spouse: Henrietta, nee Small
Siblings: Ethel, Herbert, Thomas, Albert, Mary Elizabeth
Occupation: Warehouseman
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Gunner
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park & St Luke’s
Children:
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
William Stanton
William Stantonwas born in 1885
in Stamford, Lincolnshire, the
youngest of six children of Thomas
and Mary, nee O’Connors.
By 1891 Thomas was widowed
Mary having died in 1888 aged 32
years.
William’s eldest sister Ethel
married Augustus Burton and came
to live at 90 Gladstone Street,
Bradford and in 1901 William with
his other sister Mary had come to
live with them. At this time
William was working as a cloth
warehouseman.
On the 3rd January 1906
at St Oswald Church,
William married
Henrietta Small who was
20 years of age, born in
Thornbury and living at
46a Thornton Lane, the
daughter of William
Small a police constable.
William was 21 years of
age, a warehouseman
living in Liversedge.
In 1911 William and Henrietta were
living at 13 Highfield Place, Intake
Road and William was still
working as a warehouseman.
At the time of his
enlistment he was
employed by Mr Stephen
Davy of Vincent Street and
living at 26 Wharncliffe
Drive, Eccleshill.
William enlisted on the
30th of December 1916 as
Gunner 133575 in the 264th
Siege Battery of the Royal
Garrison Artillery.
Little is known about his service
but he died from wounds on the 7th
of May 1918 most likely received
during the Battles of Lys 7th to the
29th of April. He was 34 years old.
William is buried in the Lapugnoy
Military Cemetery which was used
by the 18th and 23rd clearing
stations at Lapugnoy and
Lozinghem.
He left his effects to his sister Ethel
Burton who received £6.18.6d in
1918 and a War Gratuity of
£5.10.0d on the 4th December
1919.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
