Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 37A GQS | |
| 3. Grave: | Northwood Cemetery | C.3868 Cowes, Isle of Wight | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Edward was born at Cowes, Isle of Wight on the 31st October, 1885.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Achilles |
| 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 :
M31587, Shipwright Edward Harold Long, Royal Navy. Aboard HMS Achilles when on the 21st October, 1918 he died of pneumonia. His service record shows his name reversed, i.e. Harold Edward.
Log of HMS Achilles At Sea & Liverpool Lat 53.4, Long -3.0 1.00am: Negative zig zag. 4.16am: Course & speed as required for entering harbour. 4.50am: Passed Bar Light. 6.00am: Passed New Brighton Pier. 6.38am: Anchored off Seacombe. 7.40am: Weighed & proceeded to Sandon Dock. 8.40am: Made fast alongside Sandon Half Tide [Dock]. 9.30am: Discharged to hospital 1 Officer, 1 Lance Corporal RMLI, 1 Shipwright, 1 Stoker Petty Officer, 4 ABs, 1 Leading Stoker, 1 ERA [Engine Room Artificer], 5 Ordinary Seamen, 1 Boy. am&pm: Hands employed discharging provisions. Number on sick list: 30
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Stour No. 2305 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
21st June 1917 | 19th July 1917 | 20th August 1917 |
Edward is a 31 year old Lighthouse Keeper in 1917 when he is initiated into Stour Lodge No. 2305, at Ashford, Kent. He was resident in Dungeness at this time.
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