Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 49D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 7/Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
Hustband of Annie Hurst of 1 Milton Street, Leigh, Lancashire.
Enlisted at Leigh. HURST, WILLIAM THOMAS Lance Corporal 29924 13/11/1918 1st/7th Northumberland Fusiliers United Kingdom
War Graves "HURST, Lce. Cpl. William Thomas, 29924. 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of pneumonia 13th Nov., 1918. Age 33. Son of William Thomas and Lois Hurst; husband of Annie Hurst, of 1, Milton St., Leigh, Lancs.Native of Leigh." Buried at L. B. 10. ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lord Armstrong No. 3074 E.C. | Unknown |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
27th March 1916 | 24th April 1916 | 29th May 1916 |
Resident at 7 Bideford Gardens, Whitley Bay and employed as a Commercial Traveller in the pre-war period and as he was initiated into Freemasonry. "Died on W.S ?date" [War Service] is recorded in 1919 column.
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