Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 33D GQS | |
| 2. Memorial: | Thiepval Memorial, Picardie | ||
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Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 13th Battalion London Regiment (Kensington Btn) |
1/13th (County of London) Battalion (Kensington) August 1914 : at Iverna Gardens. Part of 4th London Brigade, 2nd London Division. Moved on mobilisation to Abbotts Langley. 4 November 1914 : left the Division and landed at Le Havre. 13 November 1914 : came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. 20 May 1915 : transferred to GHQ Troops and formed a composite unit with 1/5th and 1/12th Bns. Resumed identity 11 August. 11 February 1916 : transferred to 168th Brigade in 56th (London) Division. |
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Detail :
Formerly 5616, 15th (County of London) Battalion (P.W.O. Civil Service Rifles). Transferred to C Company 13th as Service No. 7557.
Probate WARN Harold Douglas of 31 Elm Grove Southsea Hampshire private 13th London regiment died 5 September 1916 in France Probate London 16 February to Elena Lydia Louise Warn widow. Effects £205.
CWGC WARN Pte. Harold Douglas, 7557. 1st/13th Kensington Bn. London Regt. 5th Sept., 1916. Age 33. Son of Joseph and Hannah Warn, of Crescent House, Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth; husband of Elena Lydia Louise Warn, of 16 Granada Rd., Southsea, Hants.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Portsmouth Temperance No. 2068 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
26th August 1912 | 23rd September 1912 | 29th October 1912 |
Master Tailor from Southsea at his initiation in 1912. The register shows 1 year war service and then "Killed in Action 16.10.16." This date is nearly a month later than the officially recorded date of death.
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