Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Edward Scrivener, a farmer, born 1844 in Lincoln and his wife Clara Scrivener (nee Vernon, married in the 2nd quarter of 1876 in the Market Bosworth, Leicestershire district), born 1855 in Dadlington, Leicestershire. Stanley Barratt was born in the 4th quarter of 1891 in Dadlington and was baptised on the 22nd October 1893 in Dadlington Parish Church, his siblings were, Edward Vernon, a farm worker, born 1877 and baptised on the 14th May 1877 in Shenton Parish Church and Frederick Wilson, a bank clerk, born 1879 and baptised on the 10th February 1879 in Shenton Parish Church, the latter two siblings were both born in Shenton, Leicestershire, Clara Mabel, born 1882 and baptised on the 14th May 1882 in Dadlington Parish Church and Doris Idina, born 1896 and baptised on the 14th June 1896 in Dadlington Parish Church, the latter two siblings were both born in Dadlington, in March 1901 the family home was in Dadlington. In April 1911 Stanley was employed as a hosiery trade worker and was residing in the family home in Dadlington, together with his father, a farmer and grazier, his mother and siblings, Edward, a farm worker and Clara, a governess.
Stanley’s Army enlistment documents do not survive, all that is known of his military service is that he enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery, being allotted the service number 350, and with this unit he first entered the theatre of war in France on the 22nd May 1915, attaining the rank of Acting Bombardier. He was at some point transferred to the Motor Machine Gun Section (Tank Corps) and allotted the service number 206108, attaining the rank of Corporal, it was while serving with this unit that he was killed in action on the 7th June 1917. He was awarded the 1915 Star, British War and Victory medals. Reference is also made to his having served as a Private, service number 15843 with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, though no information can be discovered relating to this period of service.
On Friday June 29th 1917 The Leicester Journal published the following article under the heading. - LOCAL SOLDIER KILLED IN A TANK. - News has been received that Corporal Stanley Barratt Scrivener, Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Section), has been killed in action. A letter from Lieut. H. H. Clarke states that Corporal Scrivener was killed whilst on duty in a tank. Deceased was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs Scrivener of Dadlington, and was for some years in the employ of Messrs. Atkins Bros., hosiery manufacturers, Hinckley, subsequently becoming a yarn agent with Messrs. Johnson and Karle, of Leicester.