We remember Dayrell James Paul Palmer Stayner

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1896
birth Teignmouth, Devon United Kingdom Source:8676789 25th January 1896
1913
education Officer Cadet Training Royal Military College Sandhurst, Berkshire United Kingdom Source:8676739 1913 - 30th September 1914
1913
enlistment United Kingdom Source:8676739 1913
1913
service British Army Gentleman Cadet Royal Military College Source:8676739 1913 - 30th September 1914
1914
commission Regular Source:8676739 1st October 1914
1914
employment Regular Soldier British Army Source:8676764 1st October 1914 - 12th March 1948
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8676743 1st October 1914 - 1st October 1915
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4238542 3rd December 1914
1915
service British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8676744 1st October 1915 - 21st July 1916
1916
service British Army Temporary Captain Dorsetshire Regiment Special Reserve Battalion Source:8676749 21st July 1916 - 11th August 1917
1917
appointments Adjutant - Dorsetshire Regiment Source:8676752 11th August 1917 - 13th July 1918
1917
service British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment Source:8676751 11th August 1917 - 27th April 1918
1917
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8676689 18th December 1917
1918
service British Army Acting Major Dorsetshire Regiment Battalion Headquarters Source:8676751 27th April 1918 - 11th June 1918
1918
service British Army Acting Major Lancahsire Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion Source:8676754 23rd July 1918 - 1919
1919
service British Army Temporary Major Lancashire Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion Source:8676755 21st January 1919 - 3rd September 1919
1919
awards Order of St Sebastian - Russia Other War Service Award Source:8676782 1919
1919
theatres Russia :3 Source:8676782 1919
1919
service British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment Source:8676756 3rd September 1919 - 30th August 1923
1923
service British Army Captain Royal Military College Gentleman Cadet Company Source:8676757 30th August 1923 - 1st January 1927
1927
service British Army Staff Captain General Staff Source:8676758 1st January 1927 - 30th August 1927
1927
service British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment Source:8676760 30th August 1927 - 16th March 1935
1935
service British Army Major Dorsetshire Regiment Source:8676763 16th March 1935 - 16th March 1942
1939
awards 1939 - 45 Star Other War Service Award Source:8676782 1939
1939
awards War Medal Other War Service Award Source:8676782 1939
1940
internment pow Colditz Germany Source:8676690 1940
1942
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel Dorsetshire Regiment Source:8676764 16th March 1942 - 12th March 1948
1942
appointments Senior British Officer, Colditz Castle Source:8676775 1942 - 1943
1945
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8676762 11th October 1945
1979
death Not War Related Source:8676789 1979

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Dayrell James Paul Palmer
Initials DJPP
Last Name Stayner
Source 4238542
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Military College Gentleman Cadet
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion Lieutenant
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment Special Reserve Battalion Temporary Captain
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment Battalion Headquarters Acting Major
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment Captain
British Army Lancahsire Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion Acting Major
British Army Lancashire Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion Temporary Major
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment Captain
British Army Royal Military College Gentleman Cadet Company Captain
British Army General Staff Staff Captain
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment Captain
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment Major
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment Lieutenant Colonel
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
1939 - 45 Star Other War Service Award
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Order of St Sebastian - Russia Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
War Medal Other War Service Award

Media

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  • Lt. Col. Stayner
    In uniform during his time as Senior British Officer at Colditz

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  • Allied Prisoners of War at Oflag IVC, Colditz
    Senior officers of the Oflag IVC in front of the Colditz Castle chapel. From left to right: Seated - Admiral Józef Unrug, Polish Navy; General Tadeusz Piskor, Polish Army; General Le Bleu, French Army. Standing - unidentified Yugoslavian Army Captain; Colonel de Smet, Belgian Army; Colonel David Stayner, the Dorsetshire Regiment, British Army; Major E. Engles, Dutch Army.

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  • Senior Allied Officers, Oflag IVC, Colditz
    Senior officers of the Oflag IVC in front of Colditz Castle chapel. From left to right: Unidentified Yugoslavian Army Captain; Colonel de Smet, Belgian Army; Admiral Józef Unrug, Polish Navy; General Tadeusz Piskor, Polish Army; Colonel David Stayner, the Dorsetshire Regiment, British Army; General Le Bleu, French Army; Major E. Engles, Dutch Army.

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  • Stayner's Walking Stick
    Walking stick belonging to Lieutenant Colonel David ‘Daddy’ Stayner, the Senior British Officer at Oflag IVC Colditz during the middle years of the war.

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  • Stayner's Swagger Stick
    The late Col Stayner was at one time Senior British Officer at Colditz. Issued to Exhibitions for Great Escapes -Returned October 2006.

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription M2740
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 Transcription M2740
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription M2740

External Evidence

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The Lancashire Fusiliers Annual 1918 M2740
London Gazette Entry - Commission (1914) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1915) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1916) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1917) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1917) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1917) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1918) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1918) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1918) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1919) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1919) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1923) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1927) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Appointment (1927) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1935) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Mention in Despatches (1945) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1945) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Retirement (1948) M2740
The Colditz Myth: British and Commonwealth Prisoners of War in Nazi Germany M2740
Spink Numismatic Circular M2740

Multimedia

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Lt. Col. Stayner M2740
Allied Prisoners of War at Oflag IVC, Colditz M2740
Senior Allied Officers, Oflag IVC, Colditz M2740
Stayner's Walking Stick M2740
Stayner's Swagger Stick M2740

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