Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookjesty's medal; entered the Navy as Midshipman, 16 Dec. 1902; promoted Sub-Lieut., 15 March, 1906, and Lieut., 16 June, 1907; served as Midshipman in H.M.S. Bacchante, under Capt. (afterwards Admiral Sir) Christopher Cradock; qualified as Navigating Officer in 1907, and acted in that capacity successively in H.M. ships Ringdove, Media, Attentive and Grafton; was Instructor in Navigation to Cadets at Dartmouth, Jan. 1913, to Aug. 1914; appointed Navigating Lieut., H.M.S. Monmouth (Capt. Brandt), Aug. 1914, and was lost when that ship was sunk in the battle off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914; _unm._ From many appreciative letters the following sentence is taken from that of a brother officer: "His was a glorious example, and if anything can lessen the terrible sorrow you and Col. Stirling are suffering it must be the knowledge that his life was well lived and his duty nobly done." [Illustration: =Wilfred Dixon Stirling.=] =STOCK, FREDERICK ERNEST=, Drummer, No. 1137, B Coy., 4th Battn. The East Yorkshire Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of James Stock, of 87, Brunswick Avenue, Hull, formerly of Ramsgate, late Sergt. in the 1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers at Great Yarmouth, by his wife, Charlotte, dau. of James Wright, of Great Yarmouth; _b._ Hull, co. York, 19 Aug. 1894; educ. Christ Church School there, and was a member of the St. Paul's Church Lads' Brigade. A Coppersmith by trade, he served his apprenticeship with Messrs. George Clark & Sons, Waterhouse Lane, where his brother, Herbert, who is now (1916) on active service, was also employed. He enlisted in the Hull Rifles in 1910, and was in training at Newcastle on the outbreak of war, when he immediately volunteered for foreign service. He went with his regt. to the Front, took part in all the engagements of his battn., witnessed some of the most severe battles in Flanders, and was killed in action at Ypres, 29 June, 1915, and was buried in R.E. Farm, near Wulverghem (Ref. 1/40,000, Map N 35d 9-7); _unm._ A comrade wrote: "He was shot through the head at 4.15 a.m. on 28 June, and died at 4.40 a.m. the same day. I was with him all the time waiting for him to come round, but he went without gaining consciousness." [Illustration: =Frederick Ernest Stock.=] =STOCKDALE, CECIL=, Private, R.M.L.I., Po./12872, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =STODDART, SYDNEY=, Sergt., Machine-gun Section, 10th (Service) Battn. Durham L.I., only _s._ of Edward Stoddart, of 3, Brantwood Terrace, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, Cordwainer, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of the late Joseph Brown; _b._ Barnard Castle, co. Durham, 21 Sept. 1889; educ. there; and was afterwards a Ticket Collector at Crook Station, North Eastern Railway; volunteered on the outbreak of war and enlisted in the 10th Durham L.I., 12 Aug. 1914; went to France, 19 May, 1915, was promoted Sergt. on or about 29 May, and was killed in action at Ypres, 21 July, 1915; _unm._ Buried in the 43rd Brigade Cemetery there. Lieut. John B. Rosher wrote to his mother: "I know so well what a splendid fellow he was, as he has been in my machine-gun section so long. Always cheery under the most adverse circumstances, and always ready to help in every way possible. He is a great loss to my section, and I feel that his loss is a personal one. We have worked the gun together several times, and I had many opportunities of admiring his coolness and courage." [Illustration: =Sydney Stoddart.=] =STOKELL, ROBERT=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 25783 (Ports.), H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =STOKER, FREDERICK WILLIAM=, Ordinary Seaman, S.S. 4905, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =STOKES, ALFRED EDGAR=, E.R.A., 4th Class, M. 7616, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =STOKES, ARTHUR EDWARD=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4120), S.S. 1320, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =STOKES, HALDANE DAY, M.V.O.=, Lieut., 2nd Battn. King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt., only _s._ of Lieut.-Col. Henry Haldane Stokes, of Devonshire House, Cowley, co. Oxford, late R.A.M.C., by his wife, Florence, dau. of Samuel Browne, and grandson of the late Lieut.-Col. Patrick Day Stokes, of Tralee, co. Kerry; _b._ Dublin, 21 Sept. 1885; educ. Tonbridge School; joined the Earl of Derby's 3rd Royal Lancaster (Militia) Regt. in 1904, and received a regular commission in the 2nd Battn. 6 July, 1907, and was promoted Lieut. 26 June, 1910; served in India, and returned with his regt. after the outbreak of the European War, landing in England 23 Dec. 1914; left for the Front 15 Jan. following, and was killed in action near Ypres, 17 Feb. 1915; _unm._ Buried at Zillebeke. He received the fifth class of the Victorian Order in June, 1905, when only 19 years of age. =STOKES, THOMAS WILLIAM=, A.B., 238670, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =STONE, BERTIE EDWARD=, Leading Signalman, 229302, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =STONE, CECIL DOUGLAS=, Ordinary Signalman, J. 14500, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =STONE, GEORGE ALFRED=, Sail Mate, (R.F.R., A. 2937), 132084, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =STONE, JAMES WILLIAM=, Private, N. 5510, 2nd Battn. Coldstream Guards, 1st _s._ of the late James Stone, Maltster, by his wife, H. (43, Albert Street, Horncastle), dau. of John Would; _b._ Horncastle, co. Lincoln, 1 March, 1883; educ. there; was a Maltster and Labourer before he enlisted in the Coldstreams, 7 April, 1904; went to France, 26 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at Rentel 12 Nov. following. Buried in the woods there. He _m._ at Horncastle, Harriet (43, Albert Street, Horncastle), dau. of John Would, and had a son, James Walter, _b._ 12 July, 1913. =STONEHAM, LOUIS=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., B. 868), late Ch. 11705, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =STONEHOUSE, CHARLES BROWELL=, Private, No. 13612, 6th (Service) Battn. E. Yorks Regt., 7th and yst. _s._ of John James Stonehouse, of Sunderland, Bricklayer, by his wife, Ann, dau. of Ann Browell, of Sunderland; _b._ Bishopwearmouth, co. Durham, 2 Jan. 1878; educ. there; was employed at the Hylton Colliery; enlisted 16 Oct. 1914; trained at Grantham, arrived at the Dardanelles, 6 Aug., and was killed in action there three days later, 9 Aug. 1915. He _m._ at Southwick-on-Wear, 31 July, 1904, Ada Jane (30, Nelson Street, Southwick-on-Wear), dau. of John Griffin, of Sunderland, and had issue: Charles Browell, _b._ 15 Jan. 1909; Thomas, _b._ 26 Feb. 1914; Margaret, _b._ 22 May, 1905; Christine, _b._ 19 July, 1906; Lilian, _b._ Nov. 1907; Annie, _b._ 22 Aug. 1910; and Ada Jane, _b._ 19 May, 1915. [Illustration: =Charles B. Stonehouse.=] =STONEMAN, HENRY CHARLES BRYANT=, Pensi |