Second Lieutenant Robert Stanton

Regiment: 6th Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Panel reference: Panel 190 to 196.
Date published: 26/11/1915
Killed in action: Yes
Date of death: 09/08/1915
Cemetery: Helles Memorial, Turkey
Information: Second Lieutenant Robert Stanton, 6th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who had previously been reported wounded and missing, is now reported to have been killed in action at the Dardanelles on August 9th. He was the eldest son of Mr. John Stanton, Solicitor, Cork, and was educated at the Christian Brothers' College, Cork, and Trinity College, Dublin. He chose the profession of Solicitor and practised with his father until the outbreak of the war, when he obtained his commission in the 6th Royal Dublin Fusiliers.