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Pte. William Charles Stanley
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Hackney
(d.16th May 1915)
William Stanley entered into theatre on the 23rd of November 1914 . He took part in many of the first winter actions and died in action at the Battle of Festubert near Richebourg in France. The battalion's objective on the night of the 16th/17th of May 1915 was to attack german lines, by crossing over the river Loisne to get to german trenches. His body like many others has never been found and is commemorated on a panel at Le Touret Memorial.