Stanley Cyril Forster Bannerman
| Rank | Captain |  |
| Medals | 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Army Service Corps, attached Royal Garrison Artillery | |
| Military Service | Bannerman was commissioned into the Special Reserve as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps in 1910, was promoted Lieutenant in October 1914 and Captain in March 1915. He had been called up on 6th August 1914 and arrived in France on either 9th or 13th August. He was involved in the fighting at Mons in August, The Aisne in September and First Ypres in October/November 1914. He served at the front until early 1917 when he spent several months at home recovering from trench fever. On his return to the conflict he was attached to the Royal Garrison Artillery until his death during Third Ypres. This information on his military service is taken from an obituary and no further details are known. | |
| Born | 1889, Glasgow | |
| Death | 7th November 1917 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of wounds | |
| Age | 27 | |
| Burial | Bard Cottage Cemetery, VI. B. 12 | |
| CWGC Information | Son of Robert and Mary A. Bannerman, of 1, Crown Circus, Dowanhill, Glasgow. | |
| Parents | Robert Bannerman (c1837-1902) & Mary Ann Woods (-aft 1920) | |
| Father's Occupation | Miller & Bannerman, wrights and builders, 128 Pitt Street, Glasgow | |
| Siblings | 3 half siblings – Walter (c1876-1912), Robert (1878-1939), Jessie, Mrs W G Brodie (1879-1925) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | Kelvinside Academy | |
| Occupation | 1911 – Agricultural student | |
| 1891 Census | Woodside Place, Glasgow | |
| 1901 Census | 16 Blythswood Square, Glasgow | |
| 1911 Census | 16 Blythswood Square, Glasgow | |
| Home Address | 1 Crown Circus, Glasgow | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Gamma Lair 156 | |
| Other Memorials | Kelvinside Academy War Memorial | |
| Other Information | Bannerman left a will, value of estate £3485 12s 0d | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to the High School of Glasgow, Ancestry, and Find my past. | |
Gallery
Stanley Cyril Forester Bannerman - Monument - Gamma
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
