Stanley Stanger
Stanley Stanger | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Stan |
| Born | 10 July 1894 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 10 September 1967 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Allegiance | King George V of the British Empire |
| Service/ | Canadian Expeditionary Force Royal Flying Corps |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 66 Squadron RFC, No. 28 Squadron RAF |
| Awards | Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross |
Captain Stanley Stanger was a World War I
Entry into service
Stanley Stanger was an investment broker when he volunteered in Toronto for the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 21 March 1916. He claimed a year's prior military service in the Westmount Rifles with the rank of Sergeant. His mother Mary was named as his next of kin. He was five feet six inches tall at time of enlistment. He had dark brown hair, brown eyes, and dark complexion.[1]
Aerial service
Stanger was commissioned on 10 May 1917. He joined 66 Squadron in France as a
Stanger fell ill while he was aloft on one of his October sorties. He landed on a handy airfield and shut down his plane's engine before realizing he had landed on an
Post World War I
Stanger returned to the family business in Canada. He rose to President of that firm, Guardian Trust Company of Montreal, in 1939, and remained in that position until a few months prior to his death.[4]
Honors and awards
Military Cross
Lt. (T./Capt.) Stanley Stanger, R.A.F. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to; duty in destroying six enemy aeroplanes. He did splendid service.[5]
Distinguished Flying Cross
Lieut. (A./Capt.) Stanley Stanger, M.C. (ITALY)
A dashing and determined leader who has frequently engaged enemy formations .in superior numbers, inflicting heavy casualties. On 4 October he, in company with another machine, engaged six enemy aeroplanes; three of these were destroyed, Captain Stanger accounting for two. In all he has destroyed five enemy machines, displaying on all occasions great courage and skill. (M.C. gazetted 16 September 1918.)[6]
Endnotes
- ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/attestation/stanger.php Note that Canadian enlistees swore allegiance to the British king. Retrieved on 30 September 2010.
- ^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 349.
- ^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 349.
- ^ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 349.
- ^ ((Supplement to the London Gazette, 16 September 1918) http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31046/supplements/14325 Retrieved on 30 September 2010.
- ^ ((Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 December 1918) http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31046/supplements/14325 Retrieved on 30 September 2010.
References
- Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.