Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Dadizeele New British Cemetery | IV.E.20 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 13D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Mrs. L. B. Hornsey, of 74, Albert Rd., Silvertown, London.Education & Career :
Licenced Victualler, Silvertown (pre-1916).
Enlisted at Canning Town into the 18th Battalion KRRC. Service No. R/36244
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 18th Battalion The King's Royal Rifle Corps |
18th (Service) Battalion (Arts & Crafts) Formed at Gidea Park in London by Major Sir Herbert Raphael on 4 June 1915. October 1915 : moved to Witley and attached to 122nd Brigade in 41st Division. Moved to Aldershot in November 1915, on to Witley in February and thence back to Aldershot. 3 May 1916 : landed at Le Havre. November 1917 : moved with the Division to Italy but returned to France in March 1918. |
| Action : The Final Advance in Flanders |
28 September - 11 November 1918. As the pressure mounted in other sectors the opportunity was seized to escape the confines of the Ypres Salient. Within five days the British Second Army had pushed the Germans back over the 1917 battlefield and were advancing on Courtrai. After action at Courtrai the advance continued into Belgium until the Armistice on 11th November.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Merchant Navy No. 781 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
11th April 1916 | 9th May 1916 | 14th November 1916 |
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