Trooper Jack Francis Stanbury
10th Royal Hussars Royal Armoured Corps 14415673
Died of Tuberculosis
Date of Birth: December Quarter of 1923
Place of Birth: Teignmouth, Devon
Date of Death: 8th of July 1944, aged 20
Buried: Teignmouth Old Cemetery, plot SS106
Awarded the 1939-45 Star and the War Medal 1939-1945
Son of Leslie and Meta Stanbury nee Webber, of Teignmouth, Devon.
Jack was born a pair of twins, the other died in infancy, and lived at home with parents at Eldra, Lanscore Road, Teignmouth, Devon.
Royal Armoured Corps
Jack was injured when trapping his hand in a lid of a tank but didn't play on it and continued serving.
A British Crusader tank passes a burning German Pzkw Mk IV during Operation Crusader, November 1941 NAM. 2002-08-13-7 National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Jack contracted Tuberculosis in North Africa and transferred to a military hospital in Southern England but later died.
Trooper Jack Francis Stanbury, 10th Royal Hussars Royal Armoured Corps, 14415673
10th Royal Hussars
With the outbreak of war, the 1st Armoured deployed to France. It fought in northern France and Belgium, returning to England without any vehicles in June 1940. In December 1940, a group of personnel were detached to form the cadre of the 23rd Hussars.
In November 1941 the regiment deployed to North Africa with 2nd Armoured Brigade, joining 7th Armoured Division. Now equipped with Crusader tanks, they saw action in Operation Crusader, the Battle of Alam Halfa and the Second Battle of El Alamein.
In Italy, from 1944 to 45, the regiment fought both as an armoured unit and as dismounted infantry.
Trooper Jack Francis Stanbury, a letter from King George VI
Trooper Jack Francis Stanbury, 10th Royal Hussars Royal Armoured Corps, 14415673
Thanks to Mike Lee at No. 26 for the information.
