World War I

Stanley Bacon

Stanley Bacon was a Private in the Hampshire Regiment (14th battalion), originally he was in the Essex Regiment, having enlisted in Chelmsford. He died of wounds received, during the final phases of the battles for the Somme and is buried in the Contay British Cemetery, Contay. The site was chosen in August 1916 for burials from the 49th Casualty Clearing Station, which arrived at Contay at the end of August. It was joined by the 9th CCS in September. He as nineteen and died 12th November 1916.

Stanley was the son of Alice Bacon who lived in Mill Road.

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