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Surname: ANDERSON
Forename(s): Stanley
Place of Birth: Bingley, Yorkshire
Service No: 36941
Rank: Sapper
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Engineers
Battalion / Unit: 72nd Field Coy
Division: 13th (Western) Division
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1917-03-09
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 5 and 61.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: BASRA MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Stanley Anderson (born 7 August 1893) was the son of Albert and Mary Ellen Priscilla Anderson, née Waite. Albert was born at Bingley and Mary at Guiseley, Yorkshire.
1901 Bingley, Yorkshire Census: 11, Ferrand Street - Stanley Anderson, aged 7 years, born Bingley, son of Albert and Mary E. Anderson.
1911 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 10, Riverside Terrace - Stanley Anderson, aged 17 years, born Bingley, Yorkshire, son of Albert and Mary E. Anderson.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Spr Stanley Anderson, 36941, R.E. Theatre of War: (3) Egypt. Qualifying date [for 1914-15 Star]: 7.12.15. K. in A.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Spr Stanley Anderson, 36941, Royal Engineers.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Sapper Stanley Anderson, 36941, 72nd Fd. Co., R.E. Date and Place of Death: 9.3.17. In action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Albert. £15 7s. 9d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Stanley. Name(s) on card(s): Mrs M.E. Anderson. Relationship: Mother. Address 1. 10, Riverside Terrace, Earby, Nr Colne. Address 2. 25, John Street, Earby, Nr Colne.
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
ANDERSON, Stanley, aged 23, Sapper, R.E., 10, Riverside, [Earby], drowned, Mesopotamia, March 9, 1917.
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Sapper Stanley ANDERSON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Engineers
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 13th (Western) Division
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20 April 1917
EARBY - TWO EARBY MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES
Brief official announcements concerning the deaths of two Earby soldiers came to hand on Wednesday.
Sapper Stanley Anderson, R.E., met his death in Mesopotamia, where he was posted as "missing, believed drowned" on March 9th. He was the son of Mr. Albert Anderson, painter, 10, Riverside Terrace, Earby. He went out to Mesopotamia in February last year from Egypt after serving in the Dardanelles campaign. It is presumed he met his death during the bridging operations on the Delia river. The last letter received by his parents was dated February 15th. Pte. Anderson was 23 years of age, and before joining the Army was in the employ of Mr. E. W. Smith, plumber, Victoria Road, Earby.
27 April 1917
ANDERSON - Previously reported missing, believed drowned, since March 9th, 1917, now officially reported killed in action on that date, Sapper Stanley Anderson, R.E., son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, 10, Riverside Terrace, Earby.
27 April 1917
ANOTHER EARBY HERO - SAPPER STANLEY ANDERSON
Sapper Stanley Anderson, R.E., previously reported "missing, believed drowned" on March 9th, has now been officially reported killed in action on that date near Baghdad, Mesopotamia. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, 10, Riverside Terrace, Earby.
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20 April 1917
ANDERSON - In Mesopotamia, March 9th, Sapper Stanley Anderson, of the Royal Engineers, son of Mr. Albert Anderson, of 10, Riverside Terrace, Earby, aged 23.
20 April 1917
TWO EARBY MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES
Brief official announcements concerning the deaths of two Earby soldiers came to hand on Wednesday.
Pte. John Gill, East Yorks Regiment, succumbed to injuries at a casualty clearing station in France on April 11th, after being on active service for the past three months. He was 24 years of age and single. He was the son of the late Mr. Thos. Gill, of Skipton, a clerk in the employ of the late Mr. Barrett, registrar of births and deaths. Prior to joining the army he assisted his step-father (Mr. J. Chapman) in a greengrocery business at 67, Victoria Road, Earby.
Sapper Stanley Anderson, Royal Engineers, met his death in Mesopotamia, where he was posted as 'missing, believed drowned,' on March 9th. He was the son of Mr. Albert Anderson, painter, 10, Riverside Terrace, Earby. He went out to Mesopotamia in February last year from Egypt after serving in the Dardanelles campaign. It is presumed he met his death during the bridging operations on the Delia river. The last letter received by his parents was dated February 15th. Pte. Anderson was 23 years of age, and before joining the army was in the employ of Mr. E.W. Smith, plumber, Victoria Road, Earby.
27 April 1917
ANDERSON - Killed in action in Mesopotamia, March 9th, Sapper Stanley Anderson, of the Royal Engineers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, 10, Riverside Terrace, Earby.
27 April 1917
EARBY
Sapper Anderson of Earby, previously reported "missing, believed drowned," since March 9th, has now been officially reported killed in action on that date near Baghdad, Mesopotamia. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, 10, Riverside Terrace, Earby.
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