Stanley Smale – 14th (Service) Battalion, Welsh Regiment (Swansea Battalion)
Private Stanley Smale – 14th (Service) Battalion, Welsh Regiment (Swansea Battalion) Stanley Smale , born in 1895 in Swansea , was the son of John Smale and Susan Holmes , who married in 1875 in Barnstaple, Devon . His early life is clearly recorded in the 1901 and 1911 Census returns, which show a large working‑class family rooted in the industrial neighbourhood of Mayfield Street, Cwmbwrla. Early Life – 1901 & 1911 Census (Combined Narrative) 1901 Census The 1901 Census places the Smale family at 3 Mayfield Street, Swansea . John, aged 49, worked as a general labourer , while his Devon‑born wife Susan, aged 48, managed the home. Their children were Charles (17), a labourer in the tin works; Emma (15); Ernest (13); Arthur (12) and Stanley (6) . 1911 Census By 1911 , the family remained at the same address. John, now 59, continued as a general labourer , and Susan, aged 58, was still at home. Three sons were still present: Ernest (23), a general labourer; Arthur (22), a steel‑wo...
