Private Stanley Glenister
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1896
Date of Death
15 Apr 1917
Media files and documents
War time / or Pre War occupation
Greengrocer
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
90031
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
2 Adelaide Terrace
Luton
Place of Death
At sea
lost from HT Arcadian
Grave Location
Lost at sea
Remembered on Mikra Memorial
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
North Buckinghamshire Times , 15th May 1917
Stanley was the son of George Glenister of Adelaide Terrace, Luton. He drowned when the troop carrier Arcadian was torpedoed by an enemy submarine on 15th April 1917 in the Aegean Sea on the way to Egypt. His body was not recovered.
A survivor's account of the sinking can be found here.
Individual Location
Author: HillC
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