Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Arras Memorial, Faubourg d'Amiens | Bay 1 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 42C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born in the Holloway / Tufnell Park area to Alfred Manning and Frances Maria (Fanny) Bailey on 9th December 1880 and baptised 27th March 1881. Resident here until at least 1886 when his sister Helen Frances was born.He married Elsie Beatrice Allen on 20th April 1911 at Holy Trinity Church in Wimbledon. The pair are recorded as living together at 78a Merton Road, Wimbledon.
Family :
Elsie Beatrice b.1890 of Guildford, Surrey.Probate record shows: BAILEY, Leonard Waters of Fern Villa, Feltham Road, Ashfrod, Middlesex. Private, Honorable Artillery Company. Died on or since 3rd May 1917 in France on active service. Probate granted at London on 24th April to Alfred Manning Bailey - bookbinder and Frank Herbert Colyer - Estate Agent. Effects £529 11s 11d. (PBM-why not wife?)
Education & Career :
Estate Agent, Wimbledon (1910)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/1 Honourable Artillery Company |
2/1st Battalion Formed at Finsbury on 2 September 1914. Moved to Belhus Park, going on in November to Blackheath, February 1915 to the Tower of London, August to Richmond Park, November to Wimbledon, January 1916 to Orpington, July to Tadworth (Surrey), and returned to Tower in September 1916. 3 October 1916 : landed at Le Havre and placed under command of 22nd Brigade in 7th Division. November 1917 : moved with Division to Italy. |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Mendelssohn No. 2661 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd December 1910 | 4th February 1911 | 1st April 1911 |
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Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley