Sumner, Stanley Douglas Selby
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Sumner |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Stanley Douglas Selby |
| Date of birth | 3 July 1885 |
| Place of birth | Eltham, Kent |
| Family details | Son of Edward Sumner and Alice Sumner (née Selby). Home address Downs View, Banstead. |
| Previous education | Dulwich College |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1911-1915 |
| Dept / course | Theology |
| Qualifications | AKC, 1915; BA (Durham), 1916 |
| Military unit | East Surrey Regiment |
| Date enlisted | Enlisted 15 January 1916 and deferred until completion of studies, undertook basic training in summer 1916, posted to France autumn 1916 |
| Place enlisted | London |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 20 January 1917 |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Rank at death | Lance Corporal |
| Place of death | Bouschavesnes, France |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, France |
| Commemoration(s) | Banstead War Memorial; All Saints Church, Banstead |
| Notes | Also studied at Durham University, 1915-1916. Further details about Lance Corporal Sumner can be found on the ‘Surrey in the Great War’ website, at http://www.surreyinthegreatwar.org.uk/story/lance-corporal-stanley-sumner-killed-in-action-20th-january-1917/ . |
| Sources | King’s College London Archives; ‘Surrey in the Great War’ website (www.surreyinthegreatwar.org.uk) |