Private Stanley Allan
Stanley was born in Binbrook on September 8, 1896, but was living in Paris when he enlisted. He is commemorated at St. James Anglican Church. He was employed as a Reef Saw hand. He was single and 19 years of age when he enlisted with the 125th Battalion in Paris.
Stanley was a member of the 10th Platoon that embarked aboard the S.S Scandinavia on February 12, 1916. The 9th and 10th Platoons were the first contingent of soldiers from Paris, nearly 100 men, to go overseas. After arriving in England, he was transferred to the 60th Battalion, Canadian Medical Corps and served in France. He was transferred to the 87th Battalion on August 28, 1917. It was while serving with the 87th Battalion, on December 28, 1917 that Stanley suffered a gunshot wound to his left hand, which required the amputation of his middle finger, meaning he could no longer hold his rifle. At the time, the 87th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) was stationed in the front-line trenches in the Chaudière Sector of the Western Front near Arras, France, as part of the 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. During this period, the battalion was engaged in routine trench warfare, which involved holding and consolidating the line, enduring enemy artillery bombardments, and conducting trench maintenance despite cold weather and muddy conditions.
On June 12, he was taken out of service with the 87th Battalion. On August 6, 1918, he was in the 2nd Canadian Convalescent Depot. On October 13, 1918, he was posted to the Quebec Regimental Depot. After several other transferred, he found his way on March 19, 1919 to the #2 District Depot in Toronto. Private Stanley Allan was discharged on March 30, 1919.