Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Delhi 1914-1918 War Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.129 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 32C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
"He was born at 4 St Michael's, Limerick in Ireland on the 27th of June 1867, the eldest son of the Reverend James Mangin and Georgina (nee Sandys), later of St Michael's Rectory in Canterbury. He was educated at King's Canterbury as a dayboy from May 1877 to April 1884.In 1886 he gained a Jefferson Exhibition to St Bartholomew's Hospital and won the Hitchens Prize in 1888. He obtained a Certificate in Anatomy in 1887. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1890 and of the Royal College of Physicians in the same year and was added to the medical register on the 18th of August 1890."
He was married in 1895 to Amy Eleanor (nee Hinge) and had a two daughters, Evelyn Adderlay Meredyth born on the 27th of September 1896 and Margaret Amy Etienne born in about 1900.
In 1911 he and the family were living at “Northleigh”, Church Lane, East Aldershot."
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Army Medical 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.
He saw service during the South African War including operations in the Cape Colony in 1902 where he won the Malakland Medal with clasp. On the 30th of July 1904 he was promoted to the rank of Major and he served on the North West Frontier in 1907 and 1908.
He was in India on the outbreak of war and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on the 1st of March 1915. He saw service on several fronts before being posted again to India in 1918. His work there was very strenuous and, being unable to obtain any home leave, he died of ill health on the 31st of December 1918 at the British Stationary Hospital at Meerut.
In 1886 he gained a Jefferson Exhibition to St Bartholomew's Hospital, then joined the Army Medical Services and from 1892 to 1893 he attended the Netley Army Medical School, gaining a commission of Surgeon Lieutenant on the 30th January 1893. He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Aldershot Army and Navy No. 1971 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
| Joined : | Hope No. 413 E.C. | Bengal |
| Joined : | Lodge Orion in the West No. 415 E.C. | India |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
26th October 1911 | 23rd November 1911 | 25th January 1912 |
Member of the Aldershot Army and Navy Lodge on the 26th of October 1911. He became a member of Lodge Hope at Meerut on the 2nd of October 1913 and of Lodge Orion of the West at Poona on the 18th of December 1913 "Died 31.12.18."
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
Last Updated: 2020-11-16 12:10:17