8th Lincolnshires Wounded Discharged 11/11/1918

[Bingo794]

I am trying to establish when a particular man was wounded.

The man in question is No.18636 Cpl. John Mantle Stow of Frodingham, Scunthorpe who served with the 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regt.

I cannot find any service records for him, MIC only, though, I have his Medal Roll and discharge date of 11/11/1918.

He is mentioned in the village Roll of Honour from mid-1917 as wounded once and still serving.

This brave man, a steel worker from the rough end of the trench, lost a leg in battle and was grievously wounded. In fact he was laid upon a stack of bodies, thought to be dead.

He was spotted by a passing soldier and given another chance to live, He lost a leg and had massive scarring accross his back.

The story goes that he saw a friend (Simpson) get stuck in the wire and being best mates from work, he just had to go out and help him. As he ran back toward our lines he was hit by artillery fire. His friend, Simpson, survived the war, too.

Any help finding references to this man would be most appreciated.

After the Great War, he returned to the steelworks with his false leg, later becoming a farmer with a large family. He died in 1976.

DickW

[ss002d6252]

18636 L/Cpl Stow was discharged on 14 November 1918 according to the Silver War badge rolls having enlisted on 24 July 1915.He was 24 when he was discharged.

[Bingo794]

It is the 14th.......the copy I recieved has a smudge on it. hada quick look at the Anc. site.

Thanks for pointing that out.

Cheers

Dick

[IPT]

An internet search brings up an ex(?)-member of the forum who is his great-nephew. He gave the date of the injury as 1/7/1916.

A search of the British Newspaper Archive gives us this, from March 1925;

STABBED WITH A FORK

CHARGE AGAINST A CHIPPIE AT SCUNTHORPE - Scunthorpe yesterday John Mantle Stow, ex-service man with an artificial leg, was charged with maliciously wounding Robert Colley, but owing the indisposition of Dr. Reg Couldry. who attended the case was adjourned.....

[Bingo794]

IPT

That is most interesting and not really a surprise, to be honest

I have come accross and bought this chaps 1915 Trio and WSB. Along with these items are a number of photos, family, work and uniformed. Some of which have appeared before on here. Also, some family papers and a rather long but unconfirmed family history. It stretches back to 1750 in Messingham, a village not too far from Scunthorpe.

It would seem John was a bit of a tearaway, scrapper and prior to his army service was sent to a naval training ship as a type of punishment, allegedly for stealing and riding off on a horse. He was a boxer of note, as were some of his other relations.

There is a family link to my own Stowe's......again of Scunthorpe/Ashby and Scotter, the next village to Messingham.

The ex-member you mention is a fellow collector and a bit of a lad himself, though Im not sure of his name or my relationship to him.

Cheers

DickW

[Bingo794]

.........I have just noticed in the family history is the name Colley, from Keadby on the river Trent. Looks like he may have had a bit of a do with a cousin or uncle. Emma Colley married his uncle.

DW