STANMER / STAMMERS Robert – Artillery Coastal Brigade

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Name	STANMER / STAMMERS Robert
Regiment (s)	Artillery Coastal Brigade
Regiment Number (s)	1511
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	6th September 1848/20 years 7 months/ Steyning Sussex Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5’10” Dark/Hazel/Dark Brown
Overseas Service/Duration	Corfu 6 years 5 months Crimea 11months Malta 2 years 7 months
Length of Service	21 years 28 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Gunner/15th March 1870/ Shoreham
Campaign Medals	Crimea with clasp Sebastopol Turkish Crimean
Intended Residence at Discharge	Charlton Street Steyning Sussex
Pension Districts	1870 Brighton 1873 Greenwich 1874-1877 WA 1877 South Australia
Pension Paid	1/1 per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	1st November 1873 Gravesend England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874
Date/Place of Birth	1827 Steyning Sussex
Date/Place of Baptism	Bp 19 Mar 1827 Steyning Sussex england
Father Date/Place of Birth	STAMMER (SIC) John B 1802 Sussex
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	UNKNOWN Jane B 1806 Sussex
Siblings	Jane B 1831 Bp 26th April 1831 Sarah B 1833 Bp 30th June 1833 Thomas B 1835 Bp 16th August 1835 Mary B 1837 Bp 7th May 1837 Caroline B 1840 Bp 26th July 1840 all born Steyning, Sussex
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	AUKETT/ANKETT/HOCKETT Emily Sarah nee WELSH 1836 Hailsham, Sussex
Date/Place of Marriage	31st December 1864 Steyning Sussex
Children by 1^st Wife	George Edward born Perth 1875 Father Robert Stammer Mother Emily Hockett (sic) M ATKINSON May Veronica 31st July 1920 St George’s Church Goodwood Adelaide SA D 4 January 1948 Ashford Springbank Adelaide SA Bur West terrace Cemetery Adelaide
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth	WELSH George
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Wife’s 1st Husband	AUKETT/ANKETT/HOCKETT Unknown
Wife’s 3rd Husband	FRANKS Thomas 17th August 1885. Emily Sarah Stammer (sic) widow age 49 married FRANKS Thomas age 70 at his residence Woodbury Stirling West Adelaide SA.
Land Grants Western Australia	None
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 25th April 1877 page 1 Passenger list Amur The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide) Saturday 14th June 1890 page 2 Funeral notice Emily Franks Express and Telegraph Friday 22nd August 1919 page 2 Engagement of George Edward The Advertiser Friday 7th August 1836 page 25 George Stanmer
Departure from Western Australia	22nd April 1877 Mr & Mrs R. Stammers and family (three) left WA for South Australia per Amur
Date/Place of Death/Burial	13th November 1883 Goolwa Encounter Bay South Australia Bur 1883 Currency Creek Cemetery Hindmarch SA
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	13th June 1890 Crafters Adelaide SA Bur Stirling East Cemetery Adelaide SA
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Robert Stanmer Gunner and Driver RA 1st Battn 5th Company location Corfu Ionian Islands 1861 Robert Stammer (sic) 1511 Gunner Coastal Brigade location Woolwich, Manchester, Folkestone, Portsmouth, Devonport, Leith Fort, Tower of London, Pidgeon House Fort (Dublin) Spike Island Discharge claimed after completion of 2nd period of limited engagement 1841 Census HO 107/1098/4/40 The 14 year old Robert Stammer (sic) is living with his parents and siblings (5) at Beaches Row Steyning Sussex. His father is an agricultural labourer. 1871 Census RG 10/1094/27/6 Robert Stammer (sic) agricultural labourer, is living at Solders Return Steyning with his wife Emily S. age 36, occupation dressmaker, born Hailsham Sussex. Also living with them is Robert Stammer age 18, a visitor, Ag Lab, born Worthing Sussex and Louisa Welsh, a niece age 2 born Herstmonceux, Sussex, England. A Louise Welsh, age 20, daughter of Robert Welsh married Albert Edward Gilbert at Adelaide on 22nd April 1889 and may be the 2 year old on the 1871 census and possibly the woman George called his sister and next of kin. Robert’s son George enlisted in the Boer War and 3rd Light Horse WW1. George’s name on his enlistment was recorded as Stammers He enlisted at Oakland SA on 15th December 1914, discharged 6th June 1919. Award all three medals for the conflict. His next of kin was recorded as Mrs A Gilbert, his sister. The Australian War Memorial holds records for Robert, his son George and grandson Bruce Stanmer.