Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Helles Memorial | Panel 125-134 or 223-226 228-229 & 328. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.123 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/Hampshire Regiment |
2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Mhow, India. Returned to England, arriving at Plymouth 22 December 1914. Moved to Romsey and on 13 February 1915 to Stratford-upon-Avon. 13 February 1915 : attached to 88th Brigade in 29th Division. Moved to Warwick. Sailed from Avonmouth on 29 March 1915 for Gallipoli, going via Egypt. Landed at Cape Helles on 25 April 1915. January 1916 : evacuated from Gallipoli to Egypt. 20 March 1916 : landed at Marseilles for service in France. |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
LONDON GAZETTE, 8 APRIL,. 1915 Promoyted 2/Lieutenant The Hampshire Regiment. Colour-Serjeant Thomas Gawn.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Malwa No. 1994 E.C. | India |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
21st February 1914 | 18th April 1914 | 16th May 1914 |
Malwa No. 1994 is mother lodge from which he resigned 30th September 1914, a time when a large migration of members occurred. It is not certain yet that he did not take the opportunity of joining any other Lodge prior to his death in 1915.
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