Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Ford Park Cemetery (Formerly Plymouth Old Cemetery) (Pennycomequick) | Church J. 1. 126. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 43C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Brother-in-Law of Thomas Hill, of 17, Rosslyn Park Rd., Peverell, Plymouth.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 3/7 Middlesex Regiment |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
6774 Private Edward John Lethbridge, 3/7th (Territorial Force) Battalion Middlesex Regiment. Died of Heart Failure on 10th May 1916 at Kirkella Military Hospital, Sevenoaks, Kent. Formerly 24840 Somerset Light Infantry, attached Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (D.C.L.I.).
Probate LETHBRIDGE Edward John of 17 Rosslyn Park-road Plymouth Somerset Light Infantry died 10 May 1916 at Sevenoaks Kent Administration London 6 June to Frederick George Lethbridge sergeant and Laura Elizabeth Hell (wife of John Thomas Hill). Effects £1641 11s. 6d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Maristow No. 2725 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
17th February 1909 | 17th March 1909 | 21st April 1909 |
Edward was a 31 year old clerk from Plymouth in 1909 when he was initiated into Maristow Lodge No. 2725 at Horrabridge. The annotation in the contribution record reads: "Died April 1916 on Active Service."
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