During the effort to relieve the besieged garrison of British and Indian Army troops at Kut-el-Amara.

After the capture of an enemy position, he was posted on the extreme right of the Battalion in order to guard against any hostile attack.

[1]Stringer was subsequently Mentioned in Despatches and also awarded the Gold Medal for Bravery by the Kingdom of Serbia.

[citation needed] As a result of his wounds, Stringer was given a disability pension and a job as a doorkeeper with the Manchester Assistance Board which he kept until he retired aged 62, with time out during World War II for a stint as a munitions worker.

He died six years later in the town of Oldham and was buried in Philips Park Cemetery, close to William Jones VC.