Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Loos Memorial | Panel 7 and 8. Loos | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 22A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Family :
Son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Lightfoot, of The Post Office, Tyne St., Felling Shore, Co. Durham.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/Coldstream Guards |
1st Battalion August 1914 : in Aldershot. Part of 1st (Guards) Brigade, 1st Division. 25 August 1915 : transferred to 2nd Guards Brigade, Guards Division. |
| Action : The Battle of Loos and associated actions |
"The Battle of Loos (25 September to 18 October 1915) was the major battle on the Western Front in 1915, surpassing in every respect all that had gone before in terms of numbers of men and materiel committed to battle. The preliminary bombardment was the most violent to date and the battle was charaterised by the committment of Regular and Territorial battalions on a large scale, in which the Territorials performed just as well as the Regulars. As the battles on the Western Front in 1915 increased in size and violence, so the casualties increased in proportion: Neuve Chapelle 12,000, Aubers Ridge/Festubert 29,000 , Loos 60,000. 1916 was to take the casualty cost to another level. Loos was intended as a minor role in support of French efforts around Arras but circumstances reduced the French effort. It marked the first use of poison gas by the British. Once the initial assualt had failed the battle continued in a series of actions mostly focused on the northern sector around the tactically important Hohenzollern Redoubt."
Detail :
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission show 12385 James Milburn Lightfoot of the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards listed on the Loos Memorial and therefore no known grave.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Walker No. 1342 E.C. | Northumberland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
11th September 1913 | 8th October 1913 | 13th November 1913 |
The 1921 roll shows James listed as James Milburn Lightfoot, but the register held at the United Grand Lodge shows that it is John William who is named as the only one "killed." Listed as a 27 year old "Foreman" resident in Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the time of initiation in 1913. The contribution record shows that he was "Killed in Action Oct/15."
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