Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Mombasa (Mbaraki) Cemetery | I. B. 18. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 50A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of the Rev. William W. and Harriet C. Grigg; husband of Nellie L. McCrae (formerly Grigg), of Longonot Estate, Naivasha, Kenya Colony.Education & Career :
Merchant, Nairobi (1911).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: East African Service Corps |
| Action : Africa |
The East African Campaign was a series of battles and guerrilla actions which started in German East Africa (now Tanzania) and ultimately impacted portions of Mozambique, Northern Rhodesia, British East Africa, Uganda, and the Belgian Congo. The German colonial forces, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, skillfully fought for the duration of World War I and surrendered only after that war had ended. Other campaigns were conducted in West and South West Africa.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge Harmony No. 3084 E.C. | East Africa |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
2nd October 1911 | 6th November 1911 | 4th December 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
Last Updated: 2018-08-14 17:16:56