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.Sources & Links
- a) Biography of Stanley Wallace Rosevear, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/rosevear_stanley_wallace_14E.html, accessed May 18, 2021- b) Royal Air Force casualty form (1) https://www.casualtyforms.org/form/20681
- c) Royal Air Force casualty form (2) http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/rosevear-s.w.-stanley-wallace
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
News Clippings
London Gazette, April 17, 1918
Edinburgh Gazette, November 20, 1917
Walkerton Telescope, April 11, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, September 18, 1919