FRANK CHARLES STANMORE
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Born: 28th December 1919, at 14, Wells Street, Ipswich.
Baptised: 9th June 1920, at St. Helen’s Church, Ipswich.
Died: 24th November 1942; age: 22; killed during the Battle of Gue Hill.
Residence: 15, Wells Street, Ipswich.
Rank: Sapper; Service Number: 1894414.
Regiment: Royal Engineers, 1st Parachute Squadron.
Final resting place unknown.
Memorial Reference:
Face 10.
Beja,
Tunisia.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of William H. Stanmore & Hilda V. Stanmore, of Ipswich.
Father: William Henry Stanmore, born 1888, Ipswich – died 1938, Ipswich.
Mother: Hilda Victoria Stanmore (nee Brett), born April 1887, Ipswich.
CENSUS
1921 14, Wells Street, Ipswich.
Frank was 18 months old and lived with his parents and brother.
William Stanmore, Plough Works Labourer for Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies – Engineers, at Orwell Works, Ipswich.
Hilda Stanmore, 34 years & 2 months old, Home Duties.
William Robert Stanmore, 4 years & 2 months old, born Ipswich.
ENGLAND and WALES REGISTER 1939
Frank lived with his widowed mother and brother at their family home – 15, Wells Street, Ipswich.
Hilda, unpaid Domestic Duties.
George Albert Stanmore, born January 1923, Ipswich.
24th November 1942 – Battle of Gue Hill.
A French sailor informed the officers of the 1st Parachute Battalion that an enemy force of tanks and men was 9 miles from Sidi Nasis towards Mateur. The Commanding Officer decided to launch an attack. Zero hour was set for 03:00hrs on the 24th November.
Frank Stanmore was part of an 18-man detachment from the 1st Parachute Squadron of the Royal Engineers sent to mine the road to the east of a small hill called Gue, so if any of the enemy’s armour tried to escape, they would be blown up.
To save time, they carried the primed Hawkins anti-tank mines in sandbags on their backs. At 02:45hrs, just as the 1st Battalion’s assault groups had moved into their assigned positions, there were three explosions heard from the position of Captain Patrick Geary and the detachment. It is now thought that a man tragically slipped and fell while crossing a deep ravine, setting off his mine, and triggering all the rest carried by the men to detonate. The entire detachment was lost.
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