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Rfmn. Stanley Rust Savill
British Army 16th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Barking, Essex
(d.27th Sep 1917)
Stanley Savill was my Great Uncle. It's believed that he was a sniper and he never returned from duty. His body was never found. His name is on the Tyne Cot Memorial and his name was read out at the Roll of Honour ceremony at the Tower of London on 30th August 2014. Both his brother and sister named their 1st born Stanley.
Rifleman Stanley Rust Savill served with the 16th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps during WW1 and died, age 21, on the 27th September 1917. He is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial.
He was the Son of William Thomas and Kate Savill, of 40, St. Awdrys Rd., Barking, Essex.