Stanley Albert Victor Dobson
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Royal Flying Corps
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Airman 2nd Class 3597
Parents: William and Mary Ann Dobson
Home address: Myrtle Villa, Oldland, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Gardener
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Oldland, Bristol
Date of death: 27/02/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Aldershot Military Cemetery, Hampshire, United. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 20
Further information:
Stanley was born at Oldland, the son of a nurseryman and gardener and the youngest of two children with an older sister Daisy. He attended Colston Collegiate School Stapleton where he is remembered.
Stanley transferred into the Royal Air Force from the British Army and joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. He was described as a promising member of the Flying Corps. Stanley came home on leave shortly before his death and on returning to Farnborough, he became ill and died five days later from spinal meningitis.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/