Basic Details
Surname
Stannard
Forenames
William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William George
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married, with 2 children, and worked as a silkdresser before he enlisted in August 1914. He served in a company that specialised in gas, had survived being gassed and wounded in 1917 but was killed the year after, at night, from a shell fragment. He is also commemorated on IWM 2738 and 2747.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1918
Month of death
July
Day of death
9
Age at death
29
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action