Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery | VII. C. 9. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Military Labour Corps |
| 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.
Detail :
Probate LORY James John of Daasisi British East Africa died 12 December 1918 at Dar-es-Salaam East Africa Administration (with Will) Mombasa to The Administrator General of the East Africa Protectorate. Effects £261 11s. 8d. in England.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Fortitude No. 131 E.C. | Cornwall |
| Joined : | Mombasa No. 3645 E.C. | East Africa |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th August 1909 | 14th September 1909 | 12th October 1909 |
His mother lodge was Lodge of Fortitude No. 131, Truro, where he is recorded as having been initiated in 1909, resident at 6 The Crescent, Truro and working as a Rubber Planter. He has two years war service recorded whilst in this Lodge, but resigned 12th June, 1917.
He joined Mombasa Lodge No. 3645 in 1913, where it shows that he came from Lodge of Fortitude No. 131, a year of war service and then "Died on W.S. 1918."
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