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STANLEY (JOSIAH STANLEY) TAPPER

Died : 05 Jun 1916
Rank : Private
Service no at death: PO/16410
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Surname: TAPPER
Forename: STANLEY (JOSIAH STANLEY)
Initials: S J
Date of Birth 1895
Place of BirthSutton Waldron near Shaftesbury
Place of Birth Source1901 Census
Address
Schools attended Cranborne Church of England School
Employment / trade
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Fifth son of James Thorne and Emma Tapper
Spouse Name
NotesThe Cranborne Church of England Schools Log Book for 1912 - 1929 in its entry dated 11th September 1914 under the heading “The following scholars have enlisted to fight for his King and Country in the great European War” this includes 'Stanley Tapper'. There is a second entry for Stanley dated 9th June 1916: "I regret to state that one of our late scholars Stanley Tapper was drowned on Monday". (In Death and Memorial details, [below] he was on HMS Hampshire when it was struck by a mine and sunk in a storm.)
Regiment at call-upRoyal Marine Light Infantry
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-upPO/16410
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details
Other rank
Other service no
Service facts
Parents James and Emma subsequently moved to Eastleigh in Hampshire.
Age at death21
Date of death 05 Jun 1916
Regiment at deathRoyal Marine Light Infantry
Battalion at death
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathDrowned when HMS Hampshire struck mines in a severe storm of Orkney on 05 June 1916.
Service no at deathPO/16410
Field of action at death
Place of deathIn the North Sea
Location of graveHis body was never recovered.
Position
Other memorialsPortsmouth Naval Memorial
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