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We remember Stanley Austin
We remember Stanley Austin
Timeline
Timeline
1903
1905
sibling
Albert Lionel Austin
Source:9116750
26th April 1905
1907
education
To age 13
Little Gaddesden School
Little Gaddesden
United Kingdom
Source:9116675
22nd April 1907 - 28th July 1916
1907
sibling
Mary Lydia Austin
Source:9116692
16th October 1907
1909
sibling
Alick Austin
Source:9116769
1st December 1909
1911
dates
Age 8
Source:9116503
2nd April 1911
1911
location
54 Little Gaddesden
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9116503
2nd April 1911
1913
sibling
Charles Hugh Austin
Source:9116703
15th February 1913
1918
enlistment
Chatham
United Kingdom
Source:6472081
31st July 1918
1918
service
Royal Navy
Boy II
J91175
HMS Impregnable
Source:6472081
31st July 1918 - 1st November 1918
1918
service
Royal Navy
Boy I
J91175
HMS Impregnable
Source:6472081
2nd November 1918 - 19th August 1919
1919
service
Royal Navy
Boy I
J91175
HMS Royal Sovereign
Source:6472081
20th August 1919 - 24th September 1920
1920
service
Royal Navy
Ordinary Seaman
J91175
HMS Royal Sovereign
Source:6472081
25th September 1920 - 14th November 1920
1920
service
Royal Navy
Ordinary Seaman
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:6472081
15th November 1920 - 2nd January 1921
1921
service
Royal Navy
Ordinary Seaman
J91175
HMS Columbine (Verdun)
Source:6472081
3rd January 1921 - 20th June 1921
1921
service
Royal Navy
Able Seaman
J91175
HMS Columbine (Verdun)
Source:6472081
21st June 1921 - 30th June 1921
1921
service
Royal Navy
Able Seaman
J91175
HMS Columbine (Velox)
Source:6472081
1st July 1921 - 28th February 1923
1923
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Columbine (Velox)
Source:6472081
1st March 1923 - 2nd May 1923
1923
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:6472081
3rd May 1923 - 1st June 1923
1923
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Vernon
Source:6472081
2nd June 1923 - 18th December 1923
1923
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:6472081
19th December 1923 - 15th September 1924
1924
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Hecla (Sportive)
Source:6472081
16th September 1924 - 2nd December 1924
1924
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:6472081
3rd December 1924 - 18th December 1924
1924
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Cyclops
Source:6472081
19th December 1924 - 14th August 1925
1925
location
54 Little Gaddesden
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9116576
1925 - 1930
1925
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:6472081
15th August 1925 - 20th October 1925
1925
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
New Zealand Division, HMS Dunedin
Source:9117464
21st October 1925 - 31st January 1930
1930
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Pembroke 1 - 2
Source:9117464
1st February 1930 - 21st February 1930
1930
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Vernon
Source:9117464
22nd February 1930 - 11th June 1930
1930
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Pembroke 1 . 2
Source:9117464
12th June 1930 - 24th July 1930
1930
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Cleopatra (Vindictive)
Source:9117464
25th July 1930 - 17th February 1931
1931
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Pembroke 1 . 2
Source:9117464
18th February 1931 - 15th July 1931
1931
service
Royal Navy
Leading Seaman
J91175
HMS Sandhurst
Source:9117464
16th July 1931 - 31st May 1933
1933
service
Royal Navy
Acting Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Sandhurst
Source:9117464
1st June 1933 - 25th July 1933
1933
service
Royal Navy
Acting Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:9117464
26th July 1933 - 9th October 1933
1933
service
Royal Navy
Acting Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Pembroke 2 (Mt. Reserve)
Source:9117464
10th October 1933 - 14th November 1933
1933
service
Royal Navy
Acting Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Titania
Source:9117464
16th November 1933 - 31st May 1934
1934
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Titania
Source:9117464
1st June 1934 - 7th March 1935
1935
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:9117464
8th March 1935 - 14th May 1935
1935
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Pembroke 2 (Walpole)
Source:9117464
15th May 1935 - 3rd June 1935
1935
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Pembroke 2 (Firedrake)
Source:9117464
4th June 1935 - 2nd March 1936
1936
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:9117464
3rd March 1936 - 10th September 1936
1936
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Vernon
Source:9117464
11th September 1936 - 2nd October 1937
1937
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS St Angelo 2 (Garland)
Source:9117464
3rd October 1937 - 15th May 1938
1938
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Pembroke 2
Source:9117464
16th May 1938 - 25th July 1938
1938
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Pembroke I
Source:9117464
26th July 1938 - 15th November 1938
1938
service
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Vernon
Source:9117464
16th November 1938 - 22nd July 1939
1939
service
Royal Navy
Chief Petty Officer
J91175
HMS Vernon
Source:9117464
23rd July 1939 - 5th June 1940
1940
service
Royal Navy
Temporary Senior Commissioned Gunner (T)
J91175
Source:9117673
6th June 1940
1944
service
Royal Navy
Temporary Senior Commissioned Gunner (T)
J91175
HMS Assegai
Source:9117673
9th May 1944
1954
employment
Store-Keeper
United Kingdom
Source:9116527
24th July 1954
1954
marriage
Gladys Sarah Nash
Source:9116578
24th July 1954 - 2nd November 1983
1954
location
54 Little Gaddesden
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:9116578
24th July 1954
1983
death
Not War Related
Little Gaddesden
United Kingdom
Source:9116578
Source:9116510
2nd November 1983
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Stanley |
| Initials | S |
| Last Name | Austin |
| Source | 6472081 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 Little Gaddesden | United Kingdom | parents address | known 2nd April 1911 | |
| 54 Little Gaddesden | United Kingdom | their own address | known 24th July 1954 | |
| 54 Little Gaddesden | United Kingdom | parents address | 1925 - 1930 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Impregnable | Boy II | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Impregnable | Boy I | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Royal Sovereign | Boy I | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Royal Sovereign | Ordinary Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Ordinary Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Columbine (Verdun) | Ordinary Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Columbine (Verdun) | Able Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Columbine (Velox) | Able Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Columbine (Velox) | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Vernon | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Hecla (Sportive) | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Cyclops | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | New Zealand Division, HMS Dunedin | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke 1 - 2 | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Vernon | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke 1 . 2 | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Cleopatra (Vindictive) | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke 1 . 2 | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Sandhurst | Leading Seaman | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Sandhurst | Acting Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Acting Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke 2 (Mt. Reserve) | Acting Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Titania | Acting Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Titania | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke 2 (Walpole) | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke 2 (Firedrake) | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Vernon | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS St Angelo 2 (Garland) | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke 2 | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Pembroke I | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Vernon | Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Vernon | Chief Petty Officer | ||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | Temporary Senior Commissioned Gunner (T) | |||
| Royal Navy | J91175 | HMS Assegai | Temporary Senior Commissioned Gunner (T) |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Austin | mother | ||
| Charles Austin | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lionel Austin | brother | 26th April 1905 | |
| Mary Lydia Austin | sister | 16th October 1907 | |
| Alick Austin | brother | 1st December 1909 | |
| Charles Hugh Austin | brother | 15th February 1913 |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Sarah Nash | wife | 24th July 1954 |
Physical
| Complexion | Eyes | Hair | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh | Brown | Brown |
| Date | Height | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1931-12-16 | 5'11" |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1954-07-24 | Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other |
Media
Media
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Little Gaddesden RBL Remembrance Sunday 1978Little Gaddesden RBL members marching up Church Road to the Remembrance Day Service 1978. Stan Austin, with white hair, is seen top right, wearing his medals.
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54 Little GaddesdenA modern photo of 54 Little Gaddesden, Stan Austin's family home in which he also lived with his wife Gladys.Contributed by:
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Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour revised 2018The 2018 Revised Roll of Honour, which now hangs in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Little Gaddesden in addition to the earlier Roll. The name of Stanley Austin, Royal Navy has been added.Contributed by:
Jane31029
Communities
Communities
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Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and HudnallMore about Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919 | ||
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Jane31029 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Jane31029 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Jane31029 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage to Gladys Sarah Nash | Jane31029 | |
| Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal | Jane31029 | |
| Naval Medal and Award Roll | Jane31029 | |
| Electoral Register Spring 1925 | Jane31029 | |
| National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) | Jane31029 | |
| A Century Remembered | Jane31029 | |
| Little Gaddesden School Log Book 1906 – 1934 | Jane31029 | |
| Baptism of Sister Mary | Jane31029 | |
| Baptism of Brother Charles | Jane31029 | |
| Royal Navy Seaman Record Brother Albert | Jane31029 | |
| Electoral Register 1928 Stanley and Albert | Jane31029 | |
| Baptism of Brother Alick | Jane31029 | |
| National Probate Calendar Widow Gladys Sarah | Jane31029 | |
| The HMS Dunedin Society | Jane31029 | |
| Royal Navy Register of Seamen's Services | Jane31029 | |
| Navy List July 1949 | Jane31029 | |
| Little Gaddesden and Ashridge | Jane31029 | |
| Little Gaddesden Scout Diary 1912 – 1922 | Jane31029 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Little Gaddesden RBL Remembrance Sunday 1978 | Jane31029 | |
| 54 Little Gaddesden | Jane31029 | |
| Royal Navy White Ensign | Jane31029 | |
| Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour revised 2018 | Jane31029 |
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