County Herald, October 1918

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stanley, Ewloe Barn, Buckley, have received official communication that their son, Trooper Reuben Stanley, Canadian Forces, had died of wounds sustained in action. He was 30 years of age, a brick setter by trade, having served his time with Messrs. W Jones and Sons, Glendale.

He went to Canada in 1912. He joined the Canadians and landed in England in September, 1915, and shortly afterwards went overseas, where he spent some time as a dispatch rider. He was in many of the hard battles on the Western Front. He was of a bright and cheerful disposition. Brought up in a Christian home as a Primitive Methodist, he led a good life. Some of his comrades have written to the family sympathising with them in their bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley have three other sons with the Forces, serving in different parts of the war area.