Stanley John Anstey
Memorial: Pucklechurch - Memorial Shields
Regiment: Royal Armoured Corps
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Trooper 14619848
Parents: John and Kate Anstey
Marital status: Married
Home address: Gloucester Road, Staple Hill, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Builder Labourer
Date of birth: 1910
Place of birth: Somerset
Date of death: 18/02/1945
Buried/Commemorated at: Mangotsfield, Downend Cemetery (Sec. F. Grave 721.), Downend, Bristol
Age: 35
Further information:
Stanley was the son of a labourer, he had an older sister Evelyn and a younger sister Stephanie. He married Doris Sprules in the summer of 1931 and they had one son Stanley in 1933.
Stanley served with the 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (sharpshooters) who took part in the D-Day landings but owing to significant losses were later amalgamated. They were also involved in the Rhineland Campaign in early in 1945, but Stanley’s death was registered in Bristol, so it is likely that he was on leave when he died.
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/
http://www.glosgen.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/