Pt 14130 Ernest Henry Stanbury

[stanbo66]

Hi to all. This really is a fantastic site.
Would like any help at all with my Grandfather, Pt 14130 Ernest Henry Stanbury. He served in the 24th Battalion. Signed up on 10th Nov 1914 at Oldham.
Medal Roll shows Silver War Badge awarded 09/11/1915.
There are no existing photographs of him at all - I have searched all on Photo Identity Project for 24th Batt. Any information other than Medal Roll and Sign up papers (which i have) would be fantastic
Thanks

Jim Stanbury

[mack]

hiya jim.
your grandfather wasnt awarded a SWB on 9-11-15,this was the date he landed in france,he was invalided home with dysentary on 2nd january 1916 and admitted to hospital at sevenoaks the following day,he returned to france on 13-1-17 and posted to the 18th manchesters and served with them until he was sent home with colitis and admitted to the northern gen hospital at lincoln on 5th feb 1917.
he was discharged as medically unfit for further service on 20-12-17 and returned to his job as a butcher for walter price of 11 chester square,ashton.

mack

[Migky.]

Hi & welcome Stanbo,  not what you asked for but while you are searching for you grandfather photo, you might like to know his brother Frederick Arthur W Stanbury served WW1. The family Stanbury family lived at 276 Waterloo street Oldham, When Frederick Stanbury married Amy B Rowe in 1915 he left that address and moved to 205 London road, Oldham. He is shown on the Oldham 1918 absent voters list. He joined the Royal Engineers. His medal card is on Ancestry but if you don't have access to that site you can get a copy from the national archives for £2 Click here for Frederick's medal card I did find a reference to an Albert W Stabury WW1 Royal Navy but can't prove he is your great uncle?

[stanbo66]

Thanks Mack & Migky. Fantastic stuff. Apparently my Grandfather used to tease my Dad saying that (I'll clean this up a bit) he was shot in the backside whilst going to the toilet. I'm guessing this was Tommy humour for having Dysentary....

Migky. Thanks for the info, I didn't know what happened to Frederick. Albert W Stanbury went on to work for Mancunian Film and has a listing on IMDB.

Great response, again thanks both

[Migky.]

Your welcome, do you think Albert joined the navy WW1?

Migky 

[stanbo66]

Possibly. Though it was never mentioned. I know Alberts age from 1901 census, so if can tally that with Navy records would pin it down a bit more. Can get Ancestry.com free in local Library so looks like will be using up a couple of free afternoons soon. Again thanks for the help

[Migky.]

An F. A. W. Stanbury shows up in the 1936 phoone book at Denehurst chamber road Oldham an an Albert W Stanbury at 3 Royal avenue, Urmston. The albert one show right up to 1953 at that address. Did find an Albert W Stanbury died march 1/4 1955 Barton which is walking distance from Urmston. There is also a marriage for a Albert W Stanbury to an Edith Morgan at ST. Mathew's church Crumpsall March 1/4 1929, might be your man to?

Albert W Stanbury
Medal: British War Medal
Service Year: 1914-1920
Service Location: Europe
Campaign: World War I
Service Number: F 32330
Rank: O.S.3.

[stanbo66]

Wow! Again thank you very much