Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Beauval Communal Cemetery | A. 2. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.136 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 58D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Peter A. and Joanna Mary Macmaster Thaanum, of Maplehurst Dairy Farm, Winthrop, Maine, U.S.A. Native of Scotland.Education & Career :
Born in Dumfries, Scotland, where his mother's parents lived, he had been educated at Wallasey Grammar School, Cheshire and was an engineering graduate of Edinburgh University.
He was working in Glasgow when the war broke out.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 16th Siege Battery, 19th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Action : Other actions in Spring 1915 |
The official dates cover the period from 15th June 1915 to 8th August 1915. This is the period on the Western Front following the piecemeal engagements North of the La Bassee canal at Aubers Ridge, Festubert & Givenchy but before the Battle of Loos, the largest Western Front battle of 1915.
Detail :
James Thaanum had been in France for less than a month when the house where he was billeted received a direct hit. He died of wounds the following day.
Holywood Church, Dunfries & Galloway Sacred to the memory of James Conrad Thaanum, MA, BSc, Lieut RGA, killed on service in France 12th August 1915 aged 27 years buried at Bleauval, France My Time is in They Hands O' Lord Grandson of James and Rosanna MacMaster, and eldest son of Peter A and Joanna M Thaanum, Winthrop, Maine, USA http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dfsgal/Holywood/mi-data/T.htm DoW
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St Hilary No. 3591 E.C. | Cheshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
27th January 1913 | 24th February 1913 | 13th April 1913 |
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