Private Stanley Frederick Ryder, Norfolks, 1915

1609 Private
S.F. Ryder
Norfolk Regiment
26th August 1915. Age 18

At Rest

Private S F Ryder
Service Number:……………. 1602
Regiment & Unit:……………Norfolk Regiment
Date of Death:……………….26 August 1915
Age:………………………… 18 years old
Buried or commemorated at
NORWICH CEMETERY, NORFOLK
Grave:………………………. 32.306
Additional Info Son of Albert and Jessie B. Ryder, of 113, Essex St., Norwich.
Source: www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/...

Soldiers Died in the Great War, an HMSO publication from the 1920’s, records that Private 1602 Stanley Frederick Ryder “Died” on the 26th August 1915 while serving on the Home Front with the Norfolk Regiment
He enlisted North Walsham. No place of birth or residence is shown.
“Died” in SDGW terms means anything other than Killed in Action or Died of Wounds (received in action).

There is no obvious Medal Index Card for this Soldier held at the National Archive. That would normally indicate they did not serve overseas.

Some of his Service Records appear to have survived the incendiary attack during the Blitz on the Warehouse where all the Other Ranks Army Service Records were stored. Unfortunately they have been mixed up with another Norfolk Regiment man – at least on Ancestry in November 2021. As some of the pages don’t state which man they relate to, the information on those pages has to be treated with caution.

Stanley Frederick Ryder, then living at 22 Manchester Street, South Heigham, Norwich, attested at North Walsham for 4 years service in the Territorial Force in the UK on the 13th October, 1914. He signed up with the 6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Stanley had no previous military experience. He was issued with service number 1602.
As he was initially home service only he was posted to the 2/6th Battalion. There is an undated form in the records where he had actually signed the foreign service obligation.

At the time of his enlistment the 6th Battalion were headquartered at North Walsham, which explains why he enlisted there rather than in Norwich.

His next of kin was given as his father Albert Ryder, of 22 Manchester Street, Norwich.

There are some medical notes in the file that look like they relate to late January 1915, when Stanley was being treated at Bridlington for Empyema. He was subsequently moved to a V.A.D. Hospital. Unfortunately the page is very damaged and faded as a result of fire damage.

Stanley died of sickness at Bridlington Hospital while still serving on the 26th August 1915. A subsequent memo notes that his effects are to be forwarded to a Mrs Jessie B. Ryder, of 113 Essex Street, Norwich.

No match on Picture Norfolk, the County Image Archive.

No obvious Soldiers Will or Civil Probate for this man.

The Army Register of Soldiers Effects, a financial ledger rather than an inventory of belongings, shows that Private 1602 Stanely F. Ryder, 2/6 (Cyclists) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, died at Bridlington V.A.D. Hospital on the 26th August 1915.
The balance of his pay was sent to his mother Jessie in February 1916 His father Albert would receive his sons’ War Gratuity when this was paid out in September 1919.

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The birth of a Stanley Frederick Ryder was registered with the Civil Authorities in the Norwich District of Norfolk in the October to December quarter, (Q4), of 1896.
His mothers’ maiden name was Chamberlain.

The baptism of a Stanley Frederick Ryder, born 26th September 1896, took place at St Stephen, Norwich on the 28th October 1896. His parents were Albert, a Chairmaker, and Jessie Blanch Ryder. The family were then living at 33 Queens Street, Crooks Place. www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818cc3be93790eca3d969b...

Then, as now, you had 42 days after the event to register the birth without facing prosecution and a fine. Thus the date of birth in the baptismal records and the period of registration in the civil record are not incompatible.

The most likely marriage of his parents was that of an Albert Ryder to a Jessie Blanch Chamberlain, which was recorded in the Norwich District in the April to June quarter, (Q2), of 1894.

There is a possible enlistment for father Albert in the Royal Artillery at Norwich on the 24th October 1892. He was then single, aged 18 and a basket weaver, born in the parish of St. Mary, Norwich. He was discharged on the 16th March 1893 as no longer medically fit for further service, having been diagnosed with Valvular Disease of the Heart.

1901 Census of England and Wales

The 4 year old Stanley Ryder, born Norwich, was recorded on this census living at 33 Nicholas Street, Norwich. This was the household of his parents, Albert, (28, no occupation shown), and Jessie B., (26). As well as Stanley their other children living with them are Albert, (6), Florence, (2) and Sydney, (9 months). All the family members were born Norwich.

1911 Census of England and Wales

The Ryder family were still recorded living at 33 Nicholas Street, Norwich. Parents Albert, (39, Wicker Worker at a Basket Works), and Jessie, (36), state they have been married 17 years, and the marriage has produced 8 children, all then still alive. All were still living with them – Albert, (16, Stone Mason), Stanley, (14, Errand Boy), Florence, (12), Sydney, (10), Charlie, (9), Terry, (6), Milly, (4) and Audrey, (9 months) – all born Norwich.

Until September 1911 the quarterly index published by the General Registrars Office did not show information about the mothers’ maiden name. A check of the General Registrars Office Index of Birth for England and Wales 1911 – 1983 shows no likely additional children of Albert and Jessie.

The 1910-11 Norwich Register of Electors records that an Albert Ryder was entitled to vote in Parliamentary and City Council elections as he was the (male) householder of a dwelling house at 33 Nicholas Street, Norwich. The same information was to be found on subsequent registers.
1910-11 edition: www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2C9Y-LJM
1911-12 edition: www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2C9B-RTD
1912-13 edition: www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2C91-YXV
On the edition of 1914-15 it is recorded that he has moved from 33 Nicholas Street to 22 Manchester Street. www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CS9-DMH
There were no electoral registers produced in the UK in 1916 and 1917.

On the day…………………………………

The death of an 18 year old “Stanley Ryder” was registered in the Bridlington District of Yorkshire in the July to September quarter, (Q3), of 1915.

Empyema is the medical term for pockets of pus that have collected inside a body cavity.
They can form if a bacterial infection is left untreated, or if it fails to fully respond to treatment.
The term empyema is most commonly used to refer to pus-filled pockets that develop in the pleural space.
This is the slim space between the outside of the lungs and the inside of the chest cavity.
Empyema is a serious condition that requires treatment. It can cause fever, chest pains, breathlessness and coughing up mucus.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/empyema/

Nowadays treated with anti-biotics – then it would be likely to be fatal.

Stanley is not remembered on the memorial panels located in City Hall or any of the Norwich parish memorials as far as I’m aware.

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