STANLEY KING
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Born: 13th May 1892, Ipswich.
Died: 9th April 1918; age 26; KiA – in trenches near Fampoux.
Residence: Sidney, Manitoba, Canada.
Enlistment Details: Location: Sidney, Manitoba, Canada, Date: 11th May 1916; Age: 24 years; Occupatin: Homestead Farmer; Next of Kin: William G. King, of 71, Stoke Street, Ipswich & Wife: Minnie King, of 633, Louise Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Religion: Presbyterian. Height: 5ft & 7 ins, ruddy complexion, hazel eyes & light brown hair.
Rank: Private; Service Number: 865689
Regiment: Canadian Infantry, 8th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment.
Grave Reference:
VI.L.16.
Mont-St.-Eloi,
Pas de Calais,
France.
Relatives Notified & Address: Husband of Minnie King, of Wapella, Saskatchewan, Canada.
CENSUS
1901 16, Great Whip Street, Ipswich.
Stanley was 9 years old and living with his parents 7 sisters.
Girling William King, 51, a Gardener – Domestic, born Leiston, Suffolk.
Harriet King (nee Steff), 31, born Raydon, Suffolk.
Beatrice May King, 5, born Ipswich.
Cissie Lousie King, 2, born Ipswich.
Ethel M. King, 6 months, born Ipswich.
On the 19th June 1916, at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Carberry, Manitoba, Canada, Stanley married, Minnie Nelson, born 1890, Ireland.
They had 2 children:
Albert Leonard King, born 1916, Manitoba, Canada.
Douglas Haig Stanley King, born 19th May 1917, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
Stanley is also remembered on the Saskatchewan virtual war memorial.
Canadian Infantry, 8th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment:
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