Not in Reilly

"The Verse and Vignettes of the Late Gareth Marsh Stanton, 2nd Lieut., 9th Royal West Kent Regiment" -- title page



"Gareth Marsh Stanton was the elder son of Mr. Charles Stanton, for forty years connected with the firm of F. and E. Stanton, Armoury Mills, Lewisham. From his earliest years he showed the keenest interest in literature, and when scarcely old enough to understand the subject matter, he seemed to find great delight in the beauty of language of the masters of poetry and prose read to him by his mother. His father was an ardent Imperialist, and the boy quickly assimilated the same ideas. At twelve years old he won a scholarship for S. Dunstan's College, Catford, which was renewed at fifteen. He remained there until he was eighteen. He also matriculated at the London University. It was the dream of his life to have gone to Oxford, but circumstances forbidding it, he quickly and conscientiously took up somewhat uncongenial work in London. His firm sent him to Paris, and in his spare time he did a good deal of literary work, both grave and gay. He was recalled from Paris by his father's death to take up domestic responsibilities. When war broke out he was most anxious to join the army, from which maternal solicitude could not keep him back when the need became so great. He obtained a commission in the Royal West Kents, and had only ten days in France when he was wounded near Ypres on the 19th of February. He died the next day..." -- "Introduction" 13-14.