Desmond
de la Poer
Villiers-Stuart
Born in County Waterford Ireland
Ancestors 
Brother of
FitzGerald Villiers-Stuart
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 20
in Viny Ridge France
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2017
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Biography
Private Desmond Villiers-Stuart was killed in action during World War I.
Desmond Reginald Dela Poer Villiers-Stuart (also known as Richard Clive Manders) enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, embarking from Fremantle on HMAT Berrima A35 on the 23 December 1916. Serving with the 16th Australian Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Belgium on 7 August 1917, aged 20. With no known grave, he is commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial. [1] [2]
Sources
- ↑ Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, MANDERS Richard Clive : [AKA VILLIERS-STUART Desmond Reginald Dela Poer] : Service Number 7107 National Archives Australia: 4758001 Item image
- ↑ Roll of Honour. (Australian War Memorial, http://www.awm.gov.au : accessed 24 Jul 2023) Private Desmond Reginald de la Poer Villiers-Stuart (also known as Richard Clive Manders) Service number 7107, 16th Australian Infantry Battalion image
- Desmond De La Poer Villiers-Stuart as part of the Pick a Soldier, Plant a Tree Project
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- Basil Stewart
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 47 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member BasilStewart, MitoYDNA ID A10718 [compare] - Robert Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT26747, FTDNA kit #635158, MitoYDNA ID T10731 [compare]
- Angus Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT371927, FTDNA kit #IN46351, MitoYDNA ID T10758 [compare]
- Randee Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-Z43064, FTDNA kit #B356623
- Christian Boyd :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-JFS0056, FTDNA kit #9204
- Robbin Stewart :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L21
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