Stanley Glover
Surname: Glover
Other names: Stanley
Locations in this story: Yeovil, SomersetFrance & FlandersThiepval Memorial, FranceClifton Road, New Sarum, Salisbury, WiltshireTollard Royal, WiltshireLaverstock, WiltshireSalisbury, Wiltshire
Story: Stanley Glover was born in 1884 in Yeovil, Somerset, and baptised in Chard, Somerset, on 25 Jul 1885. He was the son of John Glover, an Engine Driver for the LSWR, and Charlotte Glover (née Hambridge). At one time Stanley worked as a Greaser on the London & South Western Railway before enlisting in the (Royal) Army Medical Corps. However by the time of the 1911 Census he was still a Regular Soldier but living at 45 Clifton Road, New Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire. By 1913 he had left the army and taken employment as a Postman in Salisbury. On 22nd November, 1913, he married Florence Mary Jerred at St. Andrew's Church, Laverstock, Wiltshire.
Stanley re-enlisted in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and joined the 6th Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment (Service No. 6883) and served in France & Flanders from 19 Jul 1915. At the time of his death, being presumed killed in action, on 2nd July 1916 he held the rank of Sergeant. His name appears on the Thiepval Memorial in France (Pier and Face 13 A). He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. He is also remembered on the Tollard Royal War Memorial, Wiltshire, and on the Salisbury Post Office Memorial which is on the Old Post Office Wall, Salisbury. His wife was awarded a widow's pension of 16s. (80p.) per week for herself and one child. His wife, Florence, died in Laverstock, Wiltshire, in 1937 aged 52 years.
Stanley re-enlisted in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and joined the 6th Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment (Service No. 6883) and served in France & Flanders from 19 Jul 1915. At the time of his death, being presumed killed in action, on 2nd July 1916 he held the rank of Sergeant. His name appears on the Thiepval Memorial in France (Pier and Face 13 A). He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. He is also remembered on the Tollard Royal War Memorial, Wiltshire, and on the Salisbury Post Office Memorial which is on the Old Post Office Wall, Salisbury. His wife was awarded a widow's pension of 16s. (80p.) per week for herself and one child. His wife, Florence, died in Laverstock, Wiltshire, in 1937 aged 52 years.
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