Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Cranwell (St. Andrew) Churchyard | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.116 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 1B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born in Muttra, India in 1895.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: RNAS Cranwell |
| Action : Accident |
Accidents were a minor factor in the casualty list. Our definition is deaths resulting from activities that were not directly associated with 'active service'. We have excluded Naval Accidents which are seperately identified because of their numbers and impact. Many accidents involved the aviators, operating at the the limits of technology.
Detail :
F20778 - FLIGHT LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. BEALE ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE. Crashed and killed in fog, South or Rauceby Gun Position, near Cranwell.
Served on land based HMS President II.
Grantham Journal 22nd December 1917 "AN INQUEST was held by a South Lincolnshire Coroner, on Friday, touching the death of Flight-Lieut. Ernest Edward Beale (22), who met his death the previous day. the aeroplane was heard by a labourer named Henry Thacker but he could not see it, owing to the fog, until just before it crashed to the ground. The pilot was then dead. The jury returned a verdict of death by accident while flying."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Egyptian No. 27 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th October 1917 | 1st November 1917 | 6th December 1917 |
His Masonic career cut cruelly short having been killed just 7 days after his ceremony of raising.
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