Stanley entered the war in Gallipoli on 7th August 1915. On 14th August, the unit war diary stated “At daybreak shells began falling around the new site and three wounded men were brought in. At 1 p.m. seven shells fell on Dressing Station wounding several patients, also orderlies. At 1.20 p.m. Captain Ingram brought up ambulance wagon. He was ordered to be o/c [officer commanding] in place of Major Livingstone and took charge of the wagon, loaded it with injured men and took them to the clearing station. A bearer party was made up consisting of Lieuts. Warren, Young and 60 men with 15 stretchers and they were told by HQ 163rd Brigade to advance in front of the firing line with object of recovering wounded. At 2.30 p.m. there was another severe shelling of the Dressing Station this killed Lieut. Warren and two men. 9 men were injured, the Dressing Station was evacuated and the party returned to HQ with Capt. Ingram, and Lieuts. Rutherford and Richards, who formed a collecting post along with a section of the 1st [1/1st Welsh] Field Ambulance. He was the son of Augustus R and E Williams of Cecil House, Waun Wen Road, Swansea.