Bates,+Stansfield

Stansfield Bates

Born in 1892 he served as a Driver with the Royal Field Artillery. His Service number was 143334 His service began in 1916 when he was aged 24.

One of the sons of Robert and Violet Bates he moved to Oxenhope as a child. His father was a labourer in a stone quarry.The family lived at 65 Denholme Road, Oxenhope.Later ( by 1916 ) they had moved to Grange Farm on Black Moor.

Brother to-

-Harry Bates ( born 1890/1 ) who died on 24-8-1914 and was the first from Oxenhope to die.Harry enlisted in his mothers maiden name of Lockwood.. -Fred Lockwood (born 1885/6 )who died on 23-7-1916. - Asa Bates (born 1888) who served, like Stansfield as a Driver in Royal Field Artillery and survived the war.