Sapper George Thomas Stanbridge

Rank or Title

Date of Birth

1888

Date of Death

19 Oct 1915

War time / or Pre War occupation

House painter and decorator

Employer

T. Wood & Son

Service Number

1480

Place of Birth

Luton
United Kingdom

World War I Address

28 Ridgway Road
United Kingdom

Place of Death

Alexandria
Egypt

Grave Location

Egypt

Soldier or Civilian

  • Soldier

Source

The Luton News , 4th November 1915
Sapper George Stanbridge

 

Sapper George Thomas Stanbridge, 1480, 1/3rd East Anglian Field Company, Royal Engineers, died of dysentery in hospital in Alexandria, Egypt, on October 19th, 1915. He had gone out to Gallipoli in August at the same time as the 1/5th Bedfords.

The son of Sarah and the late Frederick Stanbridge, he was born in Luton in 1888 and married Rose Hawkes (born 1889) on September 4th, 1909, in Luton. At the time of the 1911 Census the couple were living with Rose's widowed mother Lucy at 28 Ridgway Road, Luton. They had a daughter Constance, born in 1910, and later a son, Ronald, born in 1913.

George, a house painter working for Messrs T. Wood and Son, was well known in Luton for his interest in football, swimming and billiards.

His widow had received a letter from the hospital Chaplain telling her that her husband was in a serious condition and that there was very little hope of recovery. The following day she received official notification of his death.

 

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Sapper George Stanbridge

Author: Deejaya

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