Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Lowrie Cemetery, Havrincourt | F.21 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.116 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 21C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Son of William and Anna J. Baldwin of 182 Park Rd. Peterborough. Native of Great Barton Bury St. Edmund's.A session at the Old Bailey shows that Austin was called as a witness to the trial of Robert Hopwood Percy Hutchinson accused of deception and forgery [Ref: t19110717-47]
Family :
Probate record: BALDWIN, Austin Provost of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 27th September 1918 in France on active service. Probate administered at Leicester 3rd July to James Ley Douglass - solicitor and William Green - auctioneer. Effects £9004 4s 10d.Education & Career :
Oundel School
Auctioneer and Surveyor (1911)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2nd Battalion The Suffolk Regiment |
| Action : The Battles of the Hindenburg Line and associated actions |
12 September - 12 October 1918. As the momentum of the British advance continued it was clear that the Hindenburg Line defences offered the greatest threat to further advances. It was highly likely that the magnificently engineered defence system would re-establish the status quo of static trench warfare. However a series of magnificent actions at Havrincourt and Epehy paved the way for dramatic crossings of the Canal du Nord and the St Quentin Canal by early October. Both canals had been integrated into the Hindenburg Line system and their capture effectively broke the defensive capability of the system. Soon afterwards the British were attacking at Cambrai (again) and then by mid October were pursuing the Germans to the River Selle.
Detail :
2nd Lt, 2nd Suffolk Regiment. Kiled 27-9-18, age 35, at Flesquieres. Son of William and Anna Baldwin, 182 Park Rd, Peterborough. Buried Lowrie Cemetery, Havrincourt, France. Source: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/Murrow.html
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St Peters No. 1330 E.C. | Leicestershire & Rutland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
17th February 1911 | 30th June 1911 | 17th November 1911 |
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