Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Maala Cemetery Yemen | E. 67. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 31A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of John and Sarah Lile, of Great Torrington, Devon.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment |
1/6th Battalion August 1914 : in Barnstaple. Attached as Army Troops to Wessex Division. On 16 September 1914 came under orders of Devon and Cornwall Brigade. 9 October 1914 : sailed for India, landing Karachi 11 November 1914. Came under orders of 3rd (Lahore) Divisional Area at Lahore. January 1916: joined independent 36th Brigade in Indian Army. 5 January 1916 : landed at Basra, and remained in Mesopotamia for the rest of the war. 12 May 1916: 36th Brigade came under orders of 14th (Indian) Division. September 1916 : came under orders of the Tigris Lines of Communication. |
| 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.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Torridge No. 1885 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
8th November 1909 | 13th December 1909 | 10th January 1910 |
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