Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Loos British Cemetery | Loos | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 11C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Questionable if he was in 1/5 when he died.
Family :
Husband of Florence May Klein, of 31, Mount Stuart St., Shawlands, Glasgow.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 5th Battalion The Essex Regiment |
1/5th Battalion August 1914 : in Chelmsford. Moved to Norwich in late 1914 and on to Colchester in April 1915. May 1915 : formation became 161st Brigade in 54th (East Anglian) Division. Moved late in the month to St Albans. 21 July 1915 : sailed from Devonport for Gallipoli, going via Lemnos. Landed at Suvla bay 12 August 1915. 4 December 1915 : evacuated from Gallipoli and moved to Mudros, going on to Alexandria 17 December 1915. Remained in Egypt/Palestine theatre thereafter. |
| Action : The Final Advance in Artois |
The Final Advance in Artois occured 2nd October - 11th November 1918. Concurrently with the advances in the Somme and Arras sectors the First and Fifth British Armies continued the advance and chase the Germans back towards the Belgian border.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Polish National No. 534 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th December 1912 | 9th January 1913 | 13th February 1913 |
Junior Warden
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