Stanley Wallace Rosevear Image

Name

Stanley Wallace Rosevear

Born

1896-03-09

Birth Place

Occupation

University student

Religion

Methodist

Died

1918-04-25

Death Place

Near Arras, France

Death

Killed in Action

Awards

Distinguished Service Cross with bar; Memorial Cross Imperial

Cemetery







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

490895

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Overseas Training Company - U. of T. Training Corp.

Enlisted

Toronto, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-11-09

Discharge Date

1917-01-20

Discharge Cause

To take a commission in R.N.A.S.


Service Record 2


Regimental Number

490895

Highest Rank

Captain

Conflict

Battalion

Royal Navy Air Service

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1917-01-20



Notes

Stanley Wallace Rosevear was the son of Howard Stanley Rosevear and Ella Maude Wallace, and brother to Marjorie and Arthur (died as an infant). As a university student, Stanley enlisted with the U. of T. Training Corp. in Toronto. He was discharged to take a commission in R.N.A.S. (Royal Navy Air Service) in January of 1917. Stanley flew Sopwith Triplanes out of Bailleul, France. During his 9 months at the front he was credited with 23 victories, mentioned in dispatches three times, and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to which he later won a bar. He was approved for a Memorial Cross Imperial in 1920. The RAF has two casualty cards on file for Stanley. One states he was killed in action near Arras, France; the second states he died when he crashed in a test flight in France. Stanley is buried at Saint-Hilaire Cemetery, Freven, France.







News Clippings


London Gazette, April 17, 1918
London Gazette, April 17, 1918
Edinburgh Gazette, November 20, 1917
Edinburgh Gazette, November 20, 1917
Walkerton Telescope, April 11, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, April 11, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, September 18, 1919
Walkerton Telescope, September 18, 1919