Lieutenant Stanley Bradwell served in the ranks, as a Sergeant with number 26665, during the Great War (1914-18). He was part of the 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion. 

The 16th (Service) Battalion was known as the Chatsworth Rifles. This is due to their being formed, on the 16th of April 1915, by the Duke of Devonshire (and the Derbyshire Territorial Force Association), whose house was Chatsworth House.  

The Chatsworth Rifles did not go to France until the 6th of March 1916, when they landed at Le Havre. They were part of the 117th Brigade of the 39th Division. The Battalion, and Stanley, would see action in phases of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, and phases of the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917. 

It was just before the Battle of the Somme, that Stanley was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM). This was reported in the London Gazette on the 27th of July 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry during a raid on the enemy's trenches at Givenchy on 4th June 1916,. He repelled an enemy counter- bombing attack, driving three of the enemy into a dugout, where he bombed them. Later he assisted in the rescue of one of his officers who was wounded during the withdrawal.’ 

The Chatsworth Rifles would later be reduced to cadre strength on the 16th of May 1918. The following month Stanley would receive a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant, with the 8th Battalion. Stanley was sent to the Base Depot at Estaples, France, on the 27th of July 1918 and went on to join the 8th Battalion in the Essars area. 

The 8th Battalion and Stanley would see much action before the Armistice, particularly in September and October. At Bellenglise, in September 1918, Stanley displayed gallantry that award him with a Military Cross (MC). This was later reported in the London Gazette on the 15th of February 1919: ‘At Bellenglise on September 29th, 1918, during the attack on the Hindenburg Line, he showed exceptional powers of leadership and organisation throughout the action. When the advance of his platoon was temporarily checked, he showed absolute disregard for danger, although exposed to machine gun and sniper's fire, and his leadership and devotion to duty enabled the advance of his flanks to be continued.’ 

 Stanley would also serve during the Second World War (WW2). He died of natural causes during 1970-71.