8468: John Stanners' Oral History

online resource

posted on 2024-01-18, 14:20 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

John Stanners served with the Royal Scots during World War One.

In 1985, at the request of his son, he recorded a series of tapes where he shared his experiences of his time during the war including how a poster influenced him to join the army, arriving in Marseille, battles at the Somme and Passchendaele, and a Christmas truce.

History

Name of contributor(s)

Adam Stanners; grandson of John Stanners.

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

John Stanners

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914 - 1918. Audio recorded in 1985.

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

Passchendaele; The Somme.

Object(s)

In this series of recordings, John Stanners recalls his experience during World War One. They have since been transferred from tape to compact disc, and are now available as digital .wav files.