Bates S G Captain 7th Hussars
CAPTAIN STANES GEOFFREY BATES
7TH HUSSARS
CAPTAIN STANES GEOFFREY BATES (E, 1898-1901)-son of G. T. Bates Esq., of Mells Park, Somerset was born on June 2nd, 1884, and before coming to Winchester was with Mr. Carter at Farnborough. He was gazetted from Sandhurst in 1908 to the 7th Hussars, and served with them in South Africa and Bangalore. In August 1918 he returned to England and was appointed Adjutant to the North Somerset Yeomanry.
He accompanied them to France in November 1914, and was wounded shortly afterwards at Vlamertinghe. He fell at Bellewarde Farm on May 13th, 1915, during the First Battle of Ypres.
Source : Wykehamists Who Died In The War 1914-1918 Vol 2
Bates S G Captain 7th Hussars
BATES, STANES GEOFFREY, Capt., 7th Queen’s Own Hussars, and Adjutant, North Somersetshire Yeomanry, only s. of Gilbert Thompson Bates, tenant of Mells Park, Frome, Somerset, J.P. [2nd s. of Sir Edward Bates, 1st Bt., M.P.]. by his wife, Charlotte Thaxter, dau, of George Warren, of Woolton; b. London, 2 June, 1884; edue. Farnborough, Winchester, and Sandhurst. He joined the 7th Queen’s Own Hussars, 22 April, 1903, and was promoted Lieut. 27 April, 1907, and Capt. 11 May, 1912. He spent two and a half years in South Africa, and returned with his regt. in Dec. 1906, when they were quartered at Norwich and afterwards at Aldershot. In Oct, 1911 the regt. went to Bangalore, where he remained until July, 1913, when he returned to England on leave, shortly afterwards (1 Nov.) receiving the Adjutancy of the North Somersetshire Yeomanry. He went to the front with this regt, and was wounded at Vlamertinghe during the 1st battle of Ypres, 16 Nov. 1914, but was able to return to the front from the Base Hospital in a few days. At the 2nd battle of Ypres he was killed instantaneously in the trenches at Hooge by a shell explosion, 13 May, 1915; unm.
He was buried there the same day, amid a few trees behind the line held by the North Somersets. For their conduct on this occasion the North Somersets were specially mentioned in Despatches. He was much beloved by his men in both regts., and his loss deeply regretted by his Colonel and brother officers in the 7th Hussars. A good all-round sportsman and well-known with the Blackmore Vale Hounds.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1