Lt Stanley Bliss Tallman was born May 19, 1892 to Esley Hardy and Frances Maria Devitt Tallman in Merrickville, ON. He was the youngest of three children including Harold and Hardy. His father was merchant in Merrickville and lived beside the John Dunlop and Robert Walker families. When he was 19, he had moved to Newboro and lived as a lodger in the Aneley Green home.
He enlisted on Sept 24, 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec at the age of 22 and assigned to the 6th Battalion. He was 5’7, 37” chest, 143 lbs, single, brown eyes and black hair with a scar on his left elbow. He listed his father, Esley Tallman of Merrickville as his next of kin, his occupation as a bank clerk and his religion as Wesleyan. He had also served with the 56th Regiment Lisgar Rifles for a year before enlisting. His father received his medals, decorations, plaque and scroll. It was stated no Memorial Cross was to be issued as his mother had already passed away in 1921. His father received his monthly pay of $20 when he started as a private. His pay continued to go to his father which ended up being $40 per month.
Lt Tallman served with the 20th Border Horse from Aug 12, 1914 until Sept. 24 when he was assigned to the 6th battalion. While in France on Sept 15, 1916, he wrote a will leaving everything to his father, Esley of Merrickville. On October 4, 1914, he sailed on the SS Lapland from Halifax to England. On June 8, 1915, he was assigned to the Royal Canadian Dragoons in France. On Jan. 21, 1916 he was promoted to Lance Corporal. On Jan. 30, 1916 he took three days of leave to England. On Oct. 25, 1916, he was promoted again to Corporal with the RC Dragoons. On August 15, 1917, he got ten days of leave. On Dec. 12, 1917, he was transferred from the Dragoons to Canadian Calvary Regimental Depot in Shornecliffe, England and promoted to Leitenant on April 9, 1918. On April 29, 1918 he went back to the RC Dragoons in France. On May 9, he went to Gun School and on July 21, he went to Gas School.
He became seriously ill on Oct. 16, 1918 and was hospitalized the 8th General Hospital in Rouen, France. He was moved to the 3rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth on Nov 2.
Lt Tallman died Nov 5, 1918 with Broncho-Pneumonia at the 3rd London General Hospital while with the Royal Canadian Dragoons of the 1st Armoured Regiment. He was buried at the Canadian Military Hospital in Brookwood, Surrey at grave III.G.5. Located 30 miles from London in Surrey, Brookwood Military Cemetery is the largest CWGC cemetery in the United Kingdom. The cemetery contains the graves of more than 1,600 servicemen of the British Empire in the First World War and over 3,470 from the Second World War.He also has a grave site at the Wolford Rural Cemetery at 705 Kilmarnock Rd. He is commemorated on page 510 of the Book of Remembrance.
He enlisted on Sept 24, 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec at the age of 22 and assigned to the 6th Battalion. He was 5’7, 37” chest, 143 lbs, single, brown eyes and black hair with a scar on his left elbow. He listed his father, Esley Tallman of Merrickville as his next of kin, his occupation as a bank clerk and his religion as Wesleyan. He had also served with the 56th Regiment Lisgar Rifles for a year before enlisting. His father received his medals, decorations, plaque and scroll. It was stated no Memorial Cross was to be issued as his mother had already passed away in 1921. His father received his monthly pay of $20 when he started as a private. His pay continued to go to his father which ended up being $40 per month.
Lt Tallman served with the 20th Border Horse from Aug 12, 1914 until Sept. 24 when he was assigned to the 6th battalion. While in France on Sept 15, 1916, he wrote a will leaving everything to his father, Esley of Merrickville. On October 4, 1914, he sailed on the SS Lapland from Halifax to England. On June 8, 1915, he was assigned to the Royal Canadian Dragoons in France. On Jan. 21, 1916 he was promoted to Lance Corporal. On Jan. 30, 1916 he took three days of leave to England. On Oct. 25, 1916, he was promoted again to Corporal with the RC Dragoons. On August 15, 1917, he got ten days of leave. On Dec. 12, 1917, he was transferred from the Dragoons to Canadian Calvary Regimental Depot in Shornecliffe, England and promoted to Leitenant on April 9, 1918. On April 29, 1918 he went back to the RC Dragoons in France. On May 9, he went to Gun School and on July 21, he went to Gas School.
He became seriously ill on Oct. 16, 1918 and was hospitalized the 8th General Hospital in Rouen, France. He was moved to the 3rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth on Nov 2.
Lt Tallman died Nov 5, 1918 with Broncho-Pneumonia at the 3rd London General Hospital while with the Royal Canadian Dragoons of the 1st Armoured Regiment. He was buried at the Canadian Military Hospital in Brookwood, Surrey at grave III.G.5. Located 30 miles from London in Surrey, Brookwood Military Cemetery is the largest CWGC cemetery in the United Kingdom. The cemetery contains the graves of more than 1,600 servicemen of the British Empire in the First World War and over 3,470 from the Second World War.He also has a grave site at the Wolford Rural Cemetery at 705 Kilmarnock Rd. He is commemorated on page 510 of the Book of Remembrance.