Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 57C GQS | |
| 3. Grave: | Dury Mill British Cemetery | III.H.31. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Not Yet Known |
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| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
"Died of Wounds. He took part in the attack on VARVILLERS, on August 8th, 1918, and just after leaving WARVILLERS, he was hit in the abdomen by machine gun bullets. His wounds were attended to and he was evacuated to No. 48 Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed the following day."
He is buried at the Military Cemetery which was attached to Dury Hospital, Amiens, France. Plot III.H.31.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Canada No. 3527 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th July 1916 | 26th September 1916 | - |
Sergeant resident in London in 1916 at the time of his initiation into Canada Lodge. "Died on active service 10.8.18."
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