Chapter LXXVIII: Part 78

=STABLE, LOSCOMBE LAW=, Capt., 2nd Battn. Royal Welch Fusiliers, eldest surviving _s._ of Daniel Wintringham Stable, of Plas Llwyn, Owen, Llanbrynmair, co. Montgomery, and of Holly Lodge, Wanstead, co. Essex, LL.B., J.P., Barrister-at-Law, and a Director of the Prudential Assurance Company, by his wife, Gertrude Mary, dau. of George Still Law, M.A., Barrister-at-Law, of Lincoln’s Inn; _b._ Wanstead, 21 March, 1886; educ. The Wells House, Malvern Wells, Winchester (Fort’s House), and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and passed out with honours; gazetted 2nd Lieut., Royal Welch Fusiliers, 2 Feb. 1907, and promoted Lieut. 11 April, 1911, and Capt. 21 Oct. 1914; went to France, 10 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action in the trenches about four miles south of Armentières, facing the village of Vertouquet and Rouge Bancs, 26 Oct. 1914; _unm._ Buried in La Cordonnerie Farm, close to Armentières, and about two miles from Fromelles. Col. H. Delmé Radcliffe wrote: “About your gallant son, who was one of the subalterns in the Battn. under my command. He was a most excellent soldier--fearless to a degree, and always the most cheerful of companions, and was therefore most popular with his brother officers, and in his death is most deeply regretted by all ranks. He received his death wound, so it was reported to me, going to the assistance of one of the men who was wounded and lying outside of the trenches. This was just like him, as he was always a model of unselfishness and thoughtfulness for others.” Private Ellis, the wounded man, was saved. Capt. Stable had some experience of mountaineering and winter Alpine sports, and was a fine polo player, having played for his regt. at Meiktila, Shwebo, Bhamo, Maymyo, Mandalay, Quetta, Bareilly, Meerut, Allahabad, Cawnpore, Lucknow, and finally in the winning team for the Infantry Polo Tournament at Delhi in 1913.

=STACEY, JAMES=, Private, No. 11395, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of George Stacey, of 62, Fergusson Road, Attercliffe, Sheffield, by his wife, Emily, dau. of William Hancock; _b._ Attercliffe, 27 Feb. 18--; educ. Council School there; enlisted in the 4th Reserve Battn. 1 Sept. 1914, and was posted to the 1st Battn. after action at Givenchy, 22 Dec. 1914. He was reported missing, and is now assumed to have been killed on that date; _unm._

=STACEY, RICHARD JOHN=, Officer’s Cook, 2nd Class, L. 1597, (Dev.), H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=STACKHOUSE, WILLIAM THOMAS=, Capt., 2nd, attd. 1st, Battn. Sherwood Foresters, elder _s._ of the late William Anthony Stackhouse, of Taitlands, Settle, J.P., V.D., Major, 3rd Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regt., by his wife, Marian Frances (Casterton Grange, Kirkby Lonsdale), dau. of the late William Hodgson Hale, of Arrerille, Kirkby Lonsdale; _b._ Settle, co. York, 8 Aug. 1883; educ. Riber Castle, Matlock; Harrow, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut., Lancashire Fusiliers, 4 Nov. 1903; and promoted Lieut. 13 March, 1907, and Capt. 21 Jan. 1913; served with the 4th Lancashires at the Curragh and in Tipperary, but on its disbandment under the Territorial scheme was posted to the 1st Battn. at Malta, from which he was specially promoted to the Sherwood Foresters in 1907, and served with the 2nd Battn. at Kinsale, Aldershot, Plymouth and Sheffield. When his Battn. went to France in Sept. 1914, he was left at home to train the New Army, and was made Adjutant of the 10th Battn., 7 Sept. 1914; was transferred to the Royal Berkshires in Oct., but eventually went to France in Nov., attd. to the 1st Sherwood Foresters, and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, 11 March, 1915. Buried there. He was a keen sportsman--shooting, tennis, polo and motoring being among his favourite pursuits. The following are extracts taken from letters received from his commanding officer and others: “He was one of the most popular men in the Battn., and his death is indeed a great blow to all of us. He was always so cheery, even under the most adverse circumstances, and I ... had a high appreciation of his many good qualities.” “He really performed most gallant service the whole time, and although I know he was not a strong man, he stuck it, and showed us all an excellent example, we all loved him.” He _m._ at All Souls, Langham Place, London, 7 Dec. 1912, Theodora Charlotte, 2nd dau. of Alfred Reginald Norrington, of Abbotsfield, Plymouth; _s.p._

=STACPOOLE, GEORGE ERIC GUY=, Lieut., 1st Battn. Royal Irish Regt., eldest _s._ of Richard George Stacpoole, of 26, Walton Street, Hans Place, London, and of co. Clare, by his wife, Edith Maude, dau. of Sir Edward Dean Paul, 4th Bart., and great grandson of the late Richard John de la Zouche Stacpoole, of Eden Vale, co. Clare; _b._ Sefton Park, Liverpool, 10 Jan. 1892; educ. Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut., Royal Irish Regt., 4 Nov. 1911, and promoted Lieut. 16 Aug. 1914; joined his Regt. at Nasirabad, India, in Jan. 1912, and while stationed there went in for transport work, and passed the appointed course; returned to England in Nov. 1914; went to France in Dec. with the 27th Division, and was killed in action at St. Eloi, 27 Jan. 1915; _unm._ Buried in Dickebusch Cemetery. His commanding officer wrote: “I very much deplore his loss, as a gallant officer, fearless, true and upright, and popular with all ranks of his Battn.”

=STAFF, SAMUEL ROYAL=, Leading Seaman (R.F.R., Ch. B. 10485), 215096, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STAFFORD, ALFRED=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch./16390, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STAFFORD, ROWLAND HERBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 3801, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STAGG, JOSEPH ALBERT EDWARD=, 2nd Yeoman of Signals (R.F.R., Ch. B. 2117), 182790, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STAHL, ERNEST FRANK=, Private, No. 2685, 1/21st Battn. (1st Surrey Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), yst. _s._ of the late Councillor George Peter Stahl, of Lambeth, by his wife, Elizabeth Ada (26, Herbert Road, Stockwell Road, Brixton, S.W.), dau. of Charles Payne, of Southampton; _b._ Berkeley Street, Lambeth, S.E., 28 Nov. 1894; educ. Lambeth Parochial Schools; was an assistant at the Times Book Club, Oxford Street, W.; volunteered on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the Surrey Rifles in Sept.; went to France, 15 March, 1915, and was killed in action at Givenchy, 25 May, 1915, whilst trying to rescue a wounded comrade; _unm._ Buried near Givenchy. Capt. Arthur Hutchence hence wrote: “Your son’s death was a noble one; he was shot whilst trying to bring a wounded comrade into safety under a heavy fire. His loss is felt by all ranks of my company, and we all unite in offering you our sympathy.” He was a good all-round athlete.

=STALLARD, WILLIAM HAROLD=, A.B., 240992, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STANDING, GEORGE WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 12613, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=STANDLEY, ERNEST GEORGE=, A.B., J. 7789, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=STANLEY, FREDERICK HARRY=, Rifleman, No. 2851, C Coy., 12th Battn. (The Rangers) The London Regt. (T.F.), eldest _s._ of Harry Lawrence Stanley, of 111, Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of George Cockburn; _b._ 14, Sebert Road, Forest Gate, Essex, 24 Nov. 1893; educ. Cooper’s School, Bow; was a Clerk; volunteered after the outbreak of war and joined The Rangers, 7 Sept. 1914; went to France, 24 Dec. 1914, and was killed in action near Ypres, 27 April, 1915; _unm._ Buried, Verlorenhoek.

=STANLEY, GEORGE THOMAS=, S.B.A., M. 2392, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.

=STANLEY, ROBERT GEORGE=, Chief Ship’s Cook, 176645, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=STANNARD, GORDON=, L.-Corpl., No. 7995, 2nd Battn. Essex Regt., _s._ of David Stannard, of Kirton, near Ipswich, by his wife, Cecelia; b. Kirton, near Ipswich, 29 Dec. 1886; educ. Trimley Road School; enlisted at Ipswich, 5 July, 1904; went to France, 6 Jan. 1915, and died in Boulogne Hospital, 21 Feb. 1915, of wounds received in action. He _m._ at All Saints’ Church, Dovercourt, 9 Sept. 1914, Evelyn May (Red House Farm, Trimley St. Martin, near Ipswich), dau. of John (and Ellen) Churchyard, and had a dau.: Victoria Gladys May, _b._ 19 Dec. 1914, and d. 29 July, 1915.

=STANNETT, ROBERT=, Bugler, Ch./12775, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STAPLES, JOHN=, Leading Stoker, K. 1806, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=STARKE, HARRY=, Sapper, No. 2385, 1/3rd Coy. Kent Fortress R.E. (T.F.), only child of James Starke, of 9, Kenwood Road, Highgate, N., for 48 years Carman on G.N. Railway, by his wife, Martha, dau. of Andrew (and Mary) Smith; _b._ Holloway, 27 March, 1871; educ. Blundell Street L.C.C. School, Caledonian Road, Holloway, N.; was a Carpenter by trade; served in the 17th North Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps from 19 Feb. 1890 to 5 Jan. 1893, and after the outbreak of war enlisted, 31 May, 1915; went to the Dardanelles in the transport Hythe, and was drowned in a collision off Gallipoli, 28 Oct. 1915. He _m._ at St. Saviour’s Church, Hornsey Rise, 20 Feb. 1892, Emily (8, Montem Street, Upper Holloway, N.), dau. of William Root, Gardener for over 30 years to Mr. R. Gaskell, North Hill, Highgate, N., and had issue: Frederick James, _b._ 5 June, 1893; Harry William Alfred, _b._ 20 Oct. 1894; Emily Martha, _b._ 6 Nov. 1897; Florence Ivy, _b._ 17 June, 1899; and Catherine Alice, _b._ 9 Feb. 1901.

=BARBER-STARKEY, WILLIAM HENRY JOSEPH=, Capt., 52nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery, eldest _s._ of William Joseph Starkey Barber-Starkey, Aldenham Park, Bridgenorth, co. Salop, J.P., B.A., by his wife, Margaret Aimeé, 3rd dau. of Sir George Kinloch, of Kinloch, 1st Bart., J.P., D.L.; _b._ The Hall, Huttons Ambo, co. York, 4 March, 1880; educ. Harrow, and Trinity College, Cambridge; gazetted 2nd Lieut. in the R.F.A. from the Militia, 6 Oct. 1900; promoted Lieut. 24 Oct. 1903, and Capt. 9 May, 1912; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc., from 17 Aug. 1914, and died a prisoner of war in a German Field Hospital, 10 Sept. following, from wounds received in action at Le Cateau, 26 Aug. previously; _unm._ Buried at Le Cateau.

=STARR, FRANCIS JAMES=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 2714), S.S. 50, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=STARR, THOMAS ADIN=, Private, No. 11380, 8th Battn. Welsh Regt., only _s._ of Thomas Starr, of 2, Bolt Street, Newport, Monmouth; _b._ 4 Sept. 1887; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles from 14 June to 8 Aug. 1915, on which date he was killed in action there; _unm._

=STATHAM, LOUIS FORSYTH=, Seaman, R.N.R., 2028D, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STEADMAN, ALBERT=, Private, No. 2289, 1/4th Battn. East Kent Regt. (The Buffs), eldest _s._ of Frederick Steadman, of 70, Beaver Road, South Ashford, Kent, employee in S. E. & C. Railway Works, Ashford, by his wife, Hannah Jane, dau. of Robert Hatton, of Dover; _b._ South Ashford aforesaid, 9 Dec. 1893; educ. S. E. & C. Railway Schools there; was a Clerk in the Ashford Branch of the Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd.; enlisted 4 Sept. 1914; went to India with his regt. in Dec. which was stationed at Mhow, Central India, till July 1915, when it was sent to Aden. He died of heatstroke at As Sela Sheikh Othman, 25 Sept. 1915, while taking part in the repulse of the Turkish attack on Aden; _unm._ He was fond of swimming, and represented his company in the regimental swimming contests at Mhow.

=STEANE, PERCY HOWARD=, Private, No. 2631, 15th Battn. (Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles) London Regt. (T.F.), only _s._ of Frederick Houston Steane, Solicitor’s Managing Clerk; _b._ Balham, 31 Oct. 1892; educ. Balham Grammar School; was in the service of the Ocean Insurance Company, but on the outbreak of war enlisted Aug. 1914, and was killed at Festubert, 18 May, 1915, while on sentry duty in the trenches. Capt. H. B. Farquhar wrote: “Your son was ever of the most conscientious character, doing his duty thoroughly and cheerfully, was ready to share all hardships and lighten the burdens of others.”

=STEARNS, ERIC GORDON=, 2nd Lieut., 4th Battn. Royal Fusiliers, yr. _s._ of Thomas Robert Stearns, of Lansdowne, Woodridings, Hatch End, co. Middlesex, Insurance Official, by his wife, Alice, dau. of James Grant, of Ipswich and Belize; _b._ Hornsey, 25 March, 1895; educ. St. John’s College, and Lower School, Harrow; was a Clerk in the Sun Insurance Office; joined the Artists’ Rifles (28th London Regt.) in 1912; volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war; was given a commission as 2nd Lieut. 6 April, 1915, and posted to the Royal Fusiliers; went to France in Oct. 1914, and died at Abeele of wounds received in action in Belgium, while in charge of a party digging a new trench; _unm._ His commanding officer, Lieut.-Col. W. F. Sweny, wrote: “I have seen enough of your son to realise what a useful and cool officer he was”; Sergt. F. H. Smith: “Mr. Stearns was almost worshipped by the men under his command; they would have followed him anywhere, for they knew he was a man. He had not an atom of fear in him, and he had always a smile and a cheery word for everybody. I do not think anybody could be more liked and respected than he was”; and Private W. H. Leighton: “The bullet caught him just above the hip and passed upwards. We did everything we possibly could but all in vain, worse luck. He bore it extremely well, as he always did everything, being a very brave officer and one whom the men had the greatest confidence in and would have followed him anywhere.”

=STEEL, JOHN=, Mechanical Stoker (R.F.R., B. 1557), 276964; _b._ Dublin, 25 Dec. 18--; served in the European War, and was lost in H.M.S. Goliath at the Dardanelles, 12 May, 1915. He _m._, 22 Sept. 1900, Fanny (10, Harbour Village, Goodwick, co. Pembroke), dau. of (--), and had two sons: Richard John, _b._ 28 June, 1901; and Edward James, _b._ 31 Oct. 1906. He had the medal for saving life.

=STEELE, MATTHEW JAMES=, L.-Corpl., No. 2476, 1/4th Battn. East Yorkshire Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of Thomas Steele, of Hull, Cab Proprietor, by his wife, Maria Elizabeth, dau. of James Outram; _b._ Hull, 27 April, 1892; educ. Warne Street Council School there; was an Assistant Steward, Hull and Barnsley Railway Head Offices; volunteered on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the 4th East Yorkshires; went to France, 17 April, 1915, and was killed in action east of Ypres, 26 May, 1915. From letters received it appears that one of his comrades had been shot by a sniper, and that Steele, thinking he might still be alive, went to his assistance and was himself shot through the heart. He _m._ at St. Stephen’s Church, Hull, 1 March, 1913, Kathleen (76, Portland Street, Hull), dau. of John (and Ada) Moorhead, and had a son, Kenneth James, _b._ 13 June, 1914.

=STEELE, WILSON=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 11446 (Ports.), H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STEER, GEORGE=, Leading Seaman, 190537, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=STENNING, LESLIE GERALD=, Lieut. and acting Capt., 6th Battn. The Essex Regt. (T.F.), yst. _s._ of Henry Stenning, of 16, Norfolk Road, Seven King’s, Civil Servant, by his wife, Selina, dau. of Richard Coleman; _b._ Ilford, co. Essex, 25 Feb. 1894; educ. County High School there; was a Bank Clerk; obtained a 2nd Lieutenancy in the Essex Territorials 1 Oct. 1913, and was promoted Lieut. 16 Oct. 1914; volunteered for Imperial service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; went to the Dardanelles, 24 July, 1915; acted as Capt. from 3 Aug., and died on H.M. Hospital Ship Soudan on the 13th, from wounds received in action there; _unm._

=STENT, JAMES JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 1456), 196002, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=STEPHENS, GEORGE ERNEST=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 14049, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STEPHENS, JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9680), 201448, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STEPHENSON, HAROLD=, Private, No. 4020, 10th Battn. (Liverpool Scottish) King’s Liverpool Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of John James Stephenson, of Shepstone Avenue, Walton, Liverpool, by his wife, Isabella, dau. of James Rigby; _b._ Liverpool, 7 March, 1893; educ. Venice Street School there; was a Pattern Maker; volunteered after the outbreak of war and joined the Liverpool Scottish, 2 Nov. 1914; went to France end of Jan., and was killed in action at Hooge, 16 June, 1915; _unm._

=STERLING, ROBERT WILLIAM=, Lieut., 3rd, attd. 1st, Battn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, elder _s._ of John Lockhart Sterling, of 30, Ashton Gardens, Glasgow, by his wife, Clara Frances, dau. of James Lowe, of Lancashire; _b._ Glasgow, 19 Nov. 1903; educ. Glasgow Academy; Sedbergh School, and Pembroke College, Oxford (scholar), where he took a second in Honour Mods., and had just completed his second year when war was declared in Aug. 1914; volunteered for foreign service and was given a 2nd Lieutenancy in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, 15 Aug. 1914, and promoted Lieut. -- March, 1915; took a draft of his regt. to France in the middle of Feb. 1915; was attd. to the 1st Battn., and was killed in action near Ypres, 23 April, 1915; _unm._ Buried in the Military Cemetery, Dickebusche. His commanding officer wrote: “He was in command of a trench which was of the utmost importance, and had held it most gallantly all day. He was killed about 8 p.m. I cannot tell you how much the Scots Fusiliers mourn his loss. He was quite one of my best.” In 1914 he wrote the Newdigate prize poem on the Burial of Sophocles, which he read at the Encaenia in the June of that year. His younger brother, 2nd Lieut. John Lockhart Sterling, 3rd Battn. R.S.F., attd. 2nd Battn. R.S.F, was killed on 28 Sept. 1915, before Hulluch, France. Two editions of “The Poems of Robert Sterling” were published by Oxford friends in 1916.

=STERLING, WILLIAM=, Private, No. 9097, West Yorkshire Regt., _s._ of William Sterling, of Hebburn, Joiner, by his wife, Isabella, dau. of James Turner; _b._ Hebburn New Town, co. Durham, 13 Feb. 1897; educ. there; enlisted on outbreak of war, 1914, and went with his regt. to France, 9 Jan. 1915. He died of wounds received while in action at Neuve Chapelle, 14 March, 1915, buried in Bailleul Cemetery; _unm._ A comrade wrote: “We fought hard all day, not having time to eat, and late at night we went about 50 of us to a billet to eat. Shortly afterwards the Germans shelled our place, and mostly all were either killed or wounded, Private W. Sterling being hit in the back with shrapnel and died two hours afterwards in a hospital near by.”

=STERN, LEONARD HERMAN=, 2nd Lieut., 13th Battn. (Princess Louise’s Kensington Battn.) The London Regt. (T.F.), elder _s._ of the Rev. Joseph Frederick Stern, Minister of the East London Synagogue, Stepney, since 1887; _b._ Synagogue House, Stepney, 12 Sept. 1891; educ. at The Preparatory School, Holly Hill, Hampstead, and University College School. Proceeding to Cambridge in 1910 as an Exhibitioner in Classics of Magdalene College, he was elected a Scholar of his College in the following year. He also held the Cambridge Jewish Exhibition. He graduated B.A. in 1913, taking a First-Class in the Honours Classical Tripos in that year. In the following year he gained Second-Class Honours in the History Tripos. He obtained his college football colours in 1912, in which year he played in the College team against Magdalene College, Oxford. He was a member of his school Cadet Corps, and subsequently joined the Cambridge O.T.C., in which he obtained the rank of Sergt. Throughout his stay at the University he took an active part in the affairs of the Cambridge Hebrew Congregation, holding in succession the several Synagogue offices. He was an occasional speaker at the Union Society, and read several papers at college societies. He devoted a considerable part of his vacations to social work in East London, being a manager of the Stepney Jewish Lads’ Club and the Oxford and St. George’s Lads’ Club. He also took a keen interest in the Boy Scouts movement, and became a scout-master of the 7th Stepney Troop B.P. Scouts. On the outbreak of war he co-operated with other Toynbee Hall workers in the organisation of the East London Scouts for public service in the Metropolis. He enlisted in the ranks of the Kensington Battn. of The London Regt. with a number of the lads of his troop, and shortly after was made a sergt. of his company. He obtained his commission as 2nd Lieut. in the same regt. 6 Feb. 1915, and left for France on 7 March, was wounded several times, and was killed in action at the Battle of Fromelles, 9 May, 1915; _unm._ Col. Fred E. Lewis wrote: “He fell gallantly. He had a dangerous job, but he went through with it, setting a fine example to his men. I grieve to think it cost him his life. We have lost a promising officer.” And Major N. E. Stafford, in notifying his death to the Depot Officer of the regt., said: “He met his death leading his men in the true British way. Although he had only been with us a short time, he had already won the esteem of his brother officers, and gave great promise as an officer. He was put in charge of the bombers, and he showed zeal and initiative in his work. Col. Lewis, who has gone to hospital very ill, desires me to express his great regret at the loss of so promising an officer.”

=STERN, WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 5331, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=STEUART, ALAN JOHN=, Sergt., No. 43209, Royal Canadian Engineers, 3rd Field Coy., Canadian Expeditionary Force, 5th _s._ of the late Capt. Robert Steuart, of Westwood, Linlithgowshire, H.E.I.C.S., J.P., D.L. (died March, 1913), by his wife, Alice Mary (Westwood, West Calder), dau. of Patrick W. V. Dudgeon, and grandson of Robert Steuart, of Carfin and Westwood; _b._ Westwood House, co. Linlithgow, 6 May, 1888; educ. Blairlodge School, Stirling, and Bromsgrove, co. Worcester; was an Electrical Engineer; went to British Columbia in 1912, and settled at Vancouver, but on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914 at once enlisted in the Canadian Engineers, was promoted L.-Corpl. in Nov. 1914, and Sergt. in Jan. 1915; came over with the first contingent in Oct.; went to France in Feb. 1915, and was killed in action at Vlamertinghe, 24 April following, during the gas attack by the Germans at the second Battle of Ypres, when the Canadian Engineers (who were in the 3rd Infantry Brigade, establishing contact with the Allies, at the terminus to the north-west of Ypres) were ordered forward to dig protection trenches in front of the oncoming enemy; _unm._ Buried in Vlamertinghe Cemetery. His commanding officer wrote: “He was a very keen, good soldier, of untiring effort and unfailing cheerfulness.... As popular with the men as with the officers.”

=STEVENS, ARTHUR=, Petty Officer, 2nd Class (R.F.R., B. 2087), 190224, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.

=STEVENS, FRED=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 7115), S.S. 101839, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._

=STEVENS, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS=, Ch. E.R.A., 1st Class (Pensioner), 148212, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STEVENS, JOHN=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 7057), S.S. 101670, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._

=STEVENS, LOTHIAN BASIL=, 2nd Lieut., 3rd Battn. South Staffordshire Regt., attd. 2nd Battn. Scottish Rifles, yst. _s._ of Col. George Morton Stevens, late R.A., by his wife, Mary, dau. of Surg.-Gen. William Campbell Maclean, C.B., M.D., LL.D.; _b._ Southampton, 13 March, 1894; educ. Blundells School, Tiverton, and Balliol College, Oxford (Mathematical Scholar); where he took a first-class in moderations in mathematics, July, 1914; joined the Public Schools Battn. of the Middlesex Regt. in Sept. 1914, and obtained a commission in the 3rd South Staffordshires, 3 Oct. 1914; went to France in March, 1915; was attd. to the 2nd Scottish Rifles; was reported wounded and missing after the fighting at Fromelles, 9 May following, and is now assumed to have been killed in action that day; _unm._ The officer commanding the 2nd Scottish Rifles wrote: “I am afraid your son must have died from his wound. It is a great distress to us all, as he was so keen and interested in his work, and such a bold and reliable leader.” His brother, Capt. R. W. M. Stevens, died of wounds, 27 Aug. 1914.

=STEVENS, REGINALD WALTER MORTON=, Capt., Royal Irish Rifles, and Brigade Major, 9th Infantry Brigade, 2nd _s._ of Col. George Morton Stevens, late R.A., by his wife, Mary, dau. of Surg.-Gen. William Campbell Maclean, C.B., M.D., LL.D.; _b._ Dover. 18 Dec. 1876; educ. Mr. T. Eastman’s, Stubbington; Appuldurcombe, I.W., and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut., Royal Irish Rifles, 5 Sept. 1896, and promoted Lieut. Aug. 1898; and Capt. 2 Jan. 1904; joined the 2nd Battn. at Poona in Oct. 1896; served in the South African War, Oct. 1890–1902; took part in operations in Cape Colony, 1899 to 1900 (was severely wounded at Stormberg, 10 Dec. 1899) and Nov 1900, to April, 1901 (Assistant Staff Officer to Assistant Inspector-Gen., Western Section, Lines of Communication), and in Orange River Colony, April, 1901, to 21 May, 1902 (Queen’s medal with two clasps, King’s medal with two clasps); and (2) in East Africa; was Special Service Officer on Staff during operations in Somaliland, 7 May, 1903, to 12 June, 1904; present at action at Jedballi (medal with two clasps); was Adjutant 25 Jan. 1905 to 25 Jan. 1908, and Officer of a company of Gentlemen Cadets at the R.M.C., Sandhurst, 25 Jan. 1908 to 21 Jan. 1910; joined the Staff College in 1910; was attd. to the Naval War College, Portsmouth, 1912, and 1 Nov. of that year was appointed Brigade Major, 9th Infantry Brigade, Southern Command, an appointment he continued to hold until his death. He went to the front 13 Aug. 1914; was in action at Le Cateau on the 26th, and an urgent order to retire instantly having been received, to ensure its reaching the front line and being acted on without delay, Capt. Stevens rode himself to deliver it and was mortally wounded in doing so, and died in a farmhouse the following day, 27 Aug. 1914. He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatch of 8 Oct. [London Gazette, 19 Oct.], 1914, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. He _m._ at Alverstoke, Hants, 1912, Elisabeth (Cambridge Cottage, Alverstoke), dau. of the late Rev. J. C. Mace, of Hawley, Blackwater, and had a dau., Agnes Desirée, _b._ 11 Sept. 1914--two weeks after her father’s death.

=STEVENS, WILLIAM FREDERICK=, Petty Officer (N.S.), 23397, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STEVENS, WILLIAM HENRY=, Petty Officer, 226024, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STEVENSON, CHARLES=, Lc.-Corpl., No. 1803, 3/1st Battn. R.A.M.C. (T.F.), _s._ of Charles Stevenson, Ex-Provost of South Queensferry, West Lothian, by his wife, Jeanie, dau. of Robert Gibb, of Paisley, Scotland and Manitoba, Canada; _b._ Milngavie, 1873; educ. South Queensferry Public School; was an Organist and Choirmaster (retired); volunteered after the outbreak of war; left England for the Dardanelles, 30 July, 1915, and was drowned when H.M. Transport Royal Edward was sunk in the Ægean Sea, 13 Aug. 1915, by an enemy submarine; _unm._

=STEVENSON, GEORGE=, Corpl., No. 9137, B. Coy., 1st Battn. Cameron Highlanders (Machine Gun Section), 3rd _s._ of the late John Kay Stevenson, 41, Muirpark, Eskbank, Dalkeith, late Sergt., 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (died 23 Nov. 1915), by his wife, Jessie, dau. of the late Charles Graham, of Kirkcaldy, Master Painter; _b._ Eskbank, Dalkeith, co. Midlothian, 31 Aug. 1893; educ. Dalkeith High School; enlisted 4 Oct. 1911; went to France with his regt., and was killed in action, 14 Sept. 1914, at the Battle of the Aisne; _unm._ Mrs. McLachlan, wife of the Col. Commanding 1st Camerons, wrote: “To-night an officer of the Camerons has just been to see me, and I asked him about your George. He says that he was killed and buried on the battlefield during a lull in the fighting. He also said that George was a very fine soldier, and a great loss to the Machine-Gun Section.”

=STEWART, CHARLES=, Private, No. 9511, 2nd Battn. Scots Guard; _b._ Anderston, Glasgow; enlisted 26 Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 16 May, 1915.

=STEWART, DONALD=, Private, No. 4576, 2nd Battn. Scots Guards, _s._ of P. Stewart, of the Isle of Skye; _b._ Skye; enlisted 21 Aug. 1902; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, etc.; killed in action, 4 Nov. 1914.

=STEWARD, EDMUND=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9115), 200012, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STEWART, DOUGLAS EVERARD MACBEAN=, Lieut.-Col. 1st Canterbury Regt., New Zealand Expeditionary Force, _s._ of Francis Macbean Stewart, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., of Canterbury, New Zealand, formerly of Inverness, Scotland, by his wife, Annie Stevens (Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, N.Z.), dau. of S. C. Farr; _b._ Ashburton, Canterbury, 25 May, 1877; educ. Boys’ High School, Christchurch. On leaving school was for several years accountant for Messrs. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., and later joined in establishing the firm of Stevenson, Stewart & Co., shipping agents. In 1900 was Lieut. Canterbury Highland Rifles, 10 months later becoming Capt. Commanding. When the Territorial scheme came into operation he was offered and accepted the Captaincy of the 1st (Canterbury) Infantry Regt., and in May, 1912, was promoted Major. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for foreign service, was given the command of his regt. 12 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915. Col. Stewart held the medal for 12 years’ service with the New Zealand Volunteer and Territorial Forces, and was mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton’s Despatch of 12 June, 1915. In announcing his death, Major A. E. Loach, who succeeded to the command, wrote: “From first to last Col. Stewart evinced an unfailing interest in the efficiency and welfare of his command, and his loss is most keenly felt by one and all, not only in a personal sense, but in that the regt. has been deprived, at this early stage, of that able leadership, confidence in which means so much to any regt. on active service.... I enclose with this letter reports from Lieut. Lawry and Corpl. McInnis, who were with the Colonel at the time of his death. On Sunday last, after a landing had been effected, Col. Stewart pushed on to the rendezvous with the 1st and 2nd Companies, leaving me behind to bring on the remainder of the battn. The Colonel was accompanied by the Adjutant, but on attaining the ridge occupied by our troops he was separated from the majority of his men, the difficult nature of the country and the disposition of the troops being such that it was impossible to maintain touch. From Lieut. Lawry’s account it is evident that the Colonel, regardless of danger, gallantly pushed right into the firing line, with the object of steadying and encouraging the men preparatory to withdrawing them to a more suitable position. The circumstances under which your husband so bravely met a soldier’s end make the regt. proud, indeed, to have served under so gallant an officer, and his example will prove an incalculable stimulus to his regt. throughout the campaign.” The reports above referred to are as follows: “Gallipoli, 27 April, 1915.--Sir, On the afternoon of Sunday, the 25th instant, I found myself left with a mere handful of some six or eight men on the extreme left of the firing line, about the spot ‘Gallipoli 237-z-6.’ This ridge was so strongly occupied by Turks that I had to shelter my men down the side of the cliff. On the opposite bank shrapnel was raining torrents of lead, and we saw Col. Stewart nearly struck. He called to us, ‘What are you doing?’ and learning that I had so few men, said, ‘Lie doggo where you are, I am sending for reinforcements.’ Shortly afterwards he joined us, and about 100 reinforcements--Australians, Aucklanders and Canterbury men--soon came up. Col. Stewart took charge, and with great coolness led us on to successive positions till we were within 150 yards of the crest where he decided to await the enemy. An Australian said to him, ‘Sir, we took this hill six times to-day, and six times we have been driven back.’ With characteristic coolness the Colonel replied, ‘Very well, we will take it a seventh time, and this time with the help of God and the battery we will hold it. But this is a better position than on the top, so we will await them here.’ The hillside was covered with scrub, and as the Turks came on the Colonel moved with great daring from bush to bush, controlling fire and encouraging the men. At one time an Australian Capt. urged him to retire, but he replied, ‘No, if we lose this hill we are done. We must hold on.’ There seemed to be snipers about picking off the officers. Possibly the Colonel was too unmindful of his own safety, and about 4 p.m. he was killed instantaneously by a bullet which passed through both temples. Immediately after the Turks made a bayonet charge. Finding myself the only officer on the ridge, I ordered rapid fire, which the men gave heartily, the Turks retiring to their trench. In a few minutes they charged again, and again rapid fire held them back, but as they fell back they rushed round our left flank. We swung our thin line round and a third time drove them back. But by now--4.45 p.m.--the ranks were sorely depleted. I had only a dozen men able to fire, and we took the opportunity to get away down into the valley with the wounded. I am sure that Col. Stewart’s cheery coolness under so very hot a fire enabled our men to do valuable and desperate work against vastly superior numbers. (Signed:) R. A. R. Lawry, Lieut., Canterbury Infantry Battn.” “Gallipoli, 26 April, 1915.--Sir, I was with Col. Stewart yesterday afternoon (25 April, 1915) when he was killed. It was about 4 in the afternoon, and we were very hard pressed trying to hold the top of ridge 237-z-6. We were on the point of retiring when Col. Stewart arrived with about 30 men, Australians and New Zealanders, and said, ‘Hullo, Corporal, how’s things?’ I told him things were pretty hot and we were thinking of retiring. ‘Well, come on boys,’ he said, ‘we’ll give them a bit more before we leave,’ and although I told him it was not safe for him to come on the top as men were falling all round us, he came and knelt down beside me, and a few seconds later a bullet struck him in the temple, passing clean through his head, killing him instantly. I was hit twice myself then, one grazing my shoulder and another hitting the cartridges in my belt, but doing no damage. There were only about a dozen of us left then. Col. Stewart died fighting, Sir, like the brave man he was. (Signed) Corpl. A. McInnis, 2nd South Canterbury Coy., Canterbury Infantry Battn.” Col. Stewart _m._ Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 9 April, 1902, Edith Ilia (Zeitoun, Merivale Lane, Christchurch, New Zealand), eldest dau. of Richard Hill Fisher, of Canterbury, New Zealand, and had issue two sons and a dau.: Ian Warren, _b._ 30 March, 1903; Donald Macbean, _b._ 16 March, 1905; Patricia Joan Hill, _b._ 24 Feb. 1910.

=STEWART, GEOFFREY=, Capt., 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, elder and only surviving _s._ of the late Major-Gen. Sir Herbert Stewart, K.C.B., by his wife, Georgina Janet, widow of Major-Gen. Sir Henry Tombs, K.C.B., and dau. of Admiral Sir James Stirling, and great grandson of the Hon. Edward Richard Stewart [7th _s._ of John, 7th Earl of Galloway, K.T.]; _b._ Binfield, co. Berks, 28 Oct. 1878; educ. Eton; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Coldstream Guards, 13 July, 1898, and promoted Lieut. 12 Dec. 1899, and Capt. 3 Feb. 1907; served in the South African War, 1899–1902; took part in the advance on, and relief of, Kimberley, including actions at Belmont, Enslin, Modder River, and Magersfontein; operations in the Orange Free State, Feb. to May, 1900; including actions at Vet River and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill; operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to Oct. 1900, including action at Belfast, and operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, Nov. 1900; operations in the Transvaal, 30 Nov. 1900, to Sept. 1901, and those in Cape Colony, Sept. 1901, to 31 May, 1902, receiving the Queen’s medal with two clasps. He was employed with the Egyptian Army from 26 Oct. 1905, to 25 Oct. 1907; retired from the Coldstream Guards in 1910, and joined the Reserve of Officers, 23 July, 1910, joining the Leicestershire Yeomanry (T.F.) as Capt. in 1911, being promoted Major, 18 Feb. 1914. When war broke out was on the North Midland Mounted Brigade Staff, but rejoined the Coldstream Guards in Dec.; went to France at once, and was killed in action at Givenchy, on the 22nd of that month. He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatch of 5 April [London Gazette, 22 June], 1915. He was at one time Page of Honour to Queen Victoria. Capt. Stewart _m._ at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, 2 June, 1908, Violet (Winwick Manor, Rugby), dau. of William Clarence Watson, of Colworth, co. Beds., and had two children: Malise Herbert, _b._ 16 Feb. 1911, and Jean Violet, _b._ 25 March, 1909.

=STEWART, JAMES ALEXANDER LOGAN=, of Alltyrodyn, Lieut., 1st Battn. The Rifle Brigade, elder _s._ of the late Lieut. James Logan Stewart, 7th Hussars (died v.p. 29 June, 1898), by his wife, the Hon. Eveline Mary (Alltyrodyn, Llandyssul, co. Cardigan), sister of Roland John, 13th Baron Dormer, and dau. of the Hon. Sir James Charlemagne Dormer, K.C.B., and grandson of the late James Stewart, of Alltyrodyn, J.P., D.L.; _b._ Bombay, India, 7 March, 1893; educ. Winchester, and Trinity College, Cambridge; suc. his grandfather, 23 April, 1908; gazetted 2nd Lieut. in the Reserve Battn. of the Rifle Brigade, 2 Sept. 1913; and promoted Lieut., 1st Battn., 30 Nov. 1914; went to France and joined his regt. at Ploegsteert Wood in Dec. following, and was killed in action at Shell Trap Farm, near Ypres, 13 May, 1915. On this occasion the position he was in command of was heavily shelled and temporarily captured, by the Germans, and on the Rifle Brigade subsequently, retaking the position, no trace could be found of his body or of those of his men; _unm._ In 1911, he played for Winchester against Eton; was a good all-round sportsman, being a first-rate shot, fisherman and cricketer. His brother, 2nd Lieut. Douglas Stewart, is now (1916) on active service with the Royal Hussars.

=STEWART, JAMES AUGUSTUS=, Lieut., 2nd Battn. The Royal Munster Fusiliers, only _s._ of James Augustus Stewart, of Buncrana, Loch Swilly, co. Donegal, J.P. (who has since died), by his wife, Ann Wilhelmina Jean, dau. of the late William Wray, of Oakpark, co. Donegal, and nephew of the late Sir Augustus Abraham James Stewart, of Fort Stewart, 9th Bart.; _b._ Fort Stewart, Rathmelton, co. Donegal, 17 Aug. 1894; educ. at Rossall and Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from which he was gazetted to the 2nd Battn. Royal Munster Fusiliers, 12 Aug. 1914, being attached to the 3rd Battn. for a short time, and promoted Lieut. 28 Nov. following. He went to the Front, 4 Jan. 1915, was wounded in action at [place unknown], and had only rejoined his battn. on recovery a few days, when he was returned as wounded and missing after the fighting at Neuve Chapelle on 9 May, 1915. His company officer, Capt. T. W. Filgate, wrote: “On Sunday morning, the 9th, we made an attack on the German trenches just south of Neuve Chapelle. Your son was seen to fall while very gallantly leading his platoon to the assault. I very much regret that nothing further is known of him. His manner, coolness and dash was a splendid example to all. It may be a little consolation to you to know that we were the only regt. to reach a part of the German first line, and this was largely due to the bravery of a few officers and men like your son, who so gallantly led the assault. His name will never be forgotten in the regt., and we are all very proud of the many officers and men who fell.” The following passage is taken from a letter which appeared in the “Cork Examiner” of 17 Jan. 1915: “Two minutes later I, too, followed in his wake (_i.e._, over the parapets). I was happy to follow in the trail of another brave Munster officer. There was no hesitation about him--no halting--no get here nor there, but simply ‘Follow me, men.’ As to his subsequent fate I know nothing. I have not seen him since, and I would not commit myself to any statement. He was Lieut. Stewart, 2nd Battn. Royal Munster Fusiliers.” Lieut. Stewart was _unm._

=STEWART, JOHN STEWART=, 2nd Lieut. and Signalling Officer, 1/5th Battn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (T.F.), only _s._ of William Stewart, of Benview, Gourock, M.B., C.M., D.P.H., M.O.H., by his wife, Margaret, dau. of the late John Kirkland, of Rutherglen; _b._ Gourock, co. Renfrew, 20 Oct. 1894; educ. Greenock Academy, and Glasgow University (where he was in the O.T.C.), and was studying medicine when war broke out in Aug. 1914. He was given a commission in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as a 2nd Lieut., 6 Nov. 1914; went to the Dardanelles, 1 June, 1915, and died on H.M. Hospital Ship Rewa, 15 July following, from wounds received in action after the charge at Achi Baba on the 13th; _unm._ Major Clapperton-Stewart, 1/5th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, wrote: “We had a very bad time on 12 July, and all the officers and men did well, but none better than John. He had a lot of dangerous and important work, getting the telephones across, and he did it well and fearlessly, coming through the attack unhurt. He was wounded on the head next morning by a sniper at 6 a.m. He is a boy with great backbone and lots of character and I do hope has been spared, but if not, your boy at least played the man”; and a friend: “You have a great sorrow in losing your son. but you have a great deal to help you to bear it, for everyone that speaks of your dear boy has some act of kindness to tell you he had done for them.” A tribute from the Ashton U.F. Church, Gourock, by the Rev. George Rae, M.A., states; “Lieut. Stewart, who has given his life in the service of his country in the cause of Justice and Righteousness, was known to most of us from his youth up, and by all who knew him highly esteemed. He was a singularly pure-minded and clean living young man; one who wore the white flower of a blameless life. He was also of a singularly lovable nature, a son of whom any parents might be proud. Having resolved to enter the medical profession he was quietly pursuing his studies when war broke out, preparing to save men’s lives and not destroy them, but a sense of duty compelled him to give up what promised to be a successful medical career to serve his country, as a soldier in her hour of need. To his military training he gave himself in the same whole-hearted manner that he had done whatever he undertook. He had a brief bright life. He died from wounds received in battle at the Dardanelles. His warfare is accomplished yet over such a death there rests, with mystic brightness, the graciousness of the sacrifice.”

=STEWART, WILLIAM HENRY=, Stoker, 1st Class, 310491, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.

=STEWART, WILLIAM VICTOR=, 2nd Lieut. 1st Battn. Monmouthshire Regt. (T.F.), only _s._ of William Stewart, of Brodawel, Caerleon, co. Monmouth, Mining Engineer, President of the South Wales Institute of Engineers, and late Chairman of the South Wales Coal Owners’ Association, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of Hopkin John, of Tonypandy, Glamorgan; _b._ Abertillery, co. Monmouth, 10 Jan. 1897; educ. Blundell’s School, Tiverton; enlisted, 28 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at Festubert, near Ypres, 8 May, 1915; _unm._ On the previous evening the 1st Monmouths had been moved up into the trenches, in which it was found there was little shelter. The battn. was thereupon engaged throughout the whole of the night in improving the trenches. At daybreak the enemy commenced fiercely bombarding the 1st Monmouths, and continued doing so all the morning until about mid-day, when they broke through our lines to the right of Mons, and it was then that Lieut. Stewart was killed by a bullet wound in the forehead. An incident which occurred on the day of the charge at Neuve Chapelle (12 March, 1915) is thus related in a letter which appeared in the “South Wales Argus” of 13 April, 1915: “Our time at the redoubt was 24 hours, and our next 24 hours was spent at a farm about half a mile from the line. It was at this point that I essayed my most dangerous exploit. Our Capt. asked for volunteers to carry ammunition to the trenches as their stock was getting exhausted. No sooner had the words been spoken than the volunteers were ready and I am pleased to say I was one of them. First we had to get back to headquarters to obtain the ammunition. Well, our party, under the direction of Lieut. Stewart, safely fulfilled this part of our duty. Then our task began in earnest, and slowly we approached the danger area along the road. On arriving at a certain point our officer, Lieut. Stewart, ordered us to open the boxes and carry 10 bandoliers each. Truly this was far more favourable for moving about, and at this juncture we crept on to the side of the road and then right into the ditch. What with the heavy going, the excitement of being spotted, I can tell you it was far from pleasant. Step by step we advanced until we got to the communication trench, which was also knee deep in water. Still keeping up heart and receiving encouragement from our officer, we plodded on. With our goal in sight we were spotted, and didn’t the lead fly! Still, there were no hits and we arrived safely, every man completely exhausted. After a brief spell we soon revived, only to stop with damp pants for some eight or nine hours, until darkness set in, when we marched back to our billets.”

=STIFF, HARRY=, Private, No. 13118, 1st Battn. Suffolk Regt., _s._ of William Stiff, of Wickhambrook, co. Suffolk, Agricultural Labourer, by his wife, Sarah Ann, dau. of William Willingham; _b._ Chedburgh, near Bury St. Edmunds, co. Suffolk, 16 Sept. 1886; educ. Hargrave, and served for six years in the 3rd Battn. Suffolk Regt., being discharged with exemplary character. On the outbreak of war he re-enlisted in the 1st Battn. Suffolk Regt., served in France and Flanders, and was killed in action south of Ypres, 18 Feb. 1915; _unm._

=STILES, GEORGE=, Cooper, 340278, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.

=STILING, WILLIAM CHARLES HENRY=, Signalman, No. 216012, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Monmouth, eldest _s._ of the late Charles Henry Stiling, of The Minories, by his wife, Phœbe (7, Circus, Minories, Aldgate, E.), dau. of William Thomas Pugh; _b._ St. George’s, E., 1 Dec. 1885; educ. Sir John Cass’ School, Minories; enlisted in the Devonshire Regt., 25 June, 1901, but was claimed out by his mother (29 June), being only 15½, and then in the 5th Battn. Rifle Brigade, but was again claimed out; joined the Navy as a Boy (2nd class), 19 July, 1901; became Boy (1st class), 5 June, 1902; Signalman, 2 Dec. 1903; Ordinary Signalman, 1 Oct. 1907; Signalman, 26 Nov. 1907; served in H.M.S. Impregnable, Vivid, Royal Oak, Cambridge, Hogue, Cornwall, Mars, Hibernia, Crescent, Orontes, Egmont, Sutlej and Monmouth (appointed 30 July, 1914), and was lost on H.M.S. Monmouth when that ship was sunk in the battle off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914; _unm._ His brother, Thomas Edward, Leading Seaman, served at the Dardanelles on the Swiftshire, and is now (1916) on active service on H.M.S. Royal Oak in the North Sea.

=STIRLING, JAMES=, Capt., 3rd, attd. 1st, Battn. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), eldest _s._ of Col. James Wilfrid Stirling, of The Grange, Rockbeare, Devon, now commanding 72nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, by his wife, Cecil Mary, dau. of Major-Gen. Dixon Edward Hoste, C.B., R.A.; _b._ Hong Kong, 7 June, 1884; educ. Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 2nd Cameronians, 22 April, 1903, and promoted Lieut., 5 Oct. 1907; retired in 1911 and joined the 3rd Battn. at Hamilton for Special Reserve duty; appointed Capt., -- 1912; rejoined on the outbreak of war; went to the Front from England, 6 Oct. 1914, where he was attached to the 1st Battn., and was killed in the trenches near Armentières, 2 Jan. 1915; _unm._ His Colonel wrote: “The loss of your dear son is irreparable.... As his late commanding officer I deeply feel his sad but glorious end; he was one of the most honourable, conscientious and reliable of all my officers.” A bronze tablet was placed in Rockbeare Parish Church to the memory of himself and his younger brother, Lieut. W. D. Stirling, R.N. (see following notice).

=STIRLING, WILFRED DIXON=, Lieut., Royal Navy, _s._ of Col. James Wilfrid Stirling, of The Grange, Rockbeare, Devon, now commanding 72nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, by his wife, Cecil Mary, dau. of Major-Gen. Dixon Edward Hoste, C.B., R.A.; _b._ Pennycross, near Devonport, 12 Sept. 1886; educ. Cheltenham College, and passed direct into H.M.S. Britannia in 1901 and passed out 5th in his term in Dec. 1902, having been awarded the Diploma of Honour as selected Candidate of his term for His Majesty’s medal; entered the Navy as Midshipman, 16 Dec. 1902; promoted Sub-Lieut., 15 March, 1906, and Lieut., 16 June, 1907; served as Midshipman in H.M.S. Bacchante, under Capt. (afterwards Admiral Sir) Christopher Cradock; qualified as Navigating Officer in 1907, and acted in that capacity successively in H.M. ships Ringdove, Media, Attentive and Grafton; was Instructor in Navigation to Cadets at Dartmouth, Jan. 1913, to Aug. 1914; appointed Navigating Lieut., H.M.S. Monmouth (Capt. Brandt), Aug. 1914, and was lost when that ship was sunk in the battle off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914; _unm._ From many appreciative letters the following sentence is taken from that of a brother officer: “His was a glorious example, and if anything can lessen the terrible sorrow you and Col. Stirling are suffering it must be the knowledge that his life was well lived and his duty nobly done.”