Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.130 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 37C GQS | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 51D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches Queen's South Africa Medal & 3 Clasps King's South African Campaign Medal 1901 Clasp 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Early Life :
Son of James Anthony and Charlotte C.J. Mugford. There are two versions of his name MUGFORD and MOUNTFORD, which we believe to be the same person.For some time, General Manager for South America, Norwich Union Mutual Life Society, Buenos Aires: "After a distinguished insurance career in South Africa, he went to Buenos Aires on behalf of the Society in 1910 and successfully established there an important branch of the Society's business, which was extended to Chile with equal success in 1913 under his General Control' (board minutes for 26 April 1918)"
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, South Africa.
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Scots Fusiliers |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
Served throughout the South African war.
He was in England when war broke out; enrolled as trooper in Scottish Horse, August 1914, rising to Captain, and on disbandment transferred to Royal Scots.
London Gazette
Scottish Horse. The undermentioned to be 2/Lt 12.3.15: Serjeant Stanley Mugford. LG 9.4.15 p.3459
2/Lt Stanley Mugford 1st Sco. Horse Yeo., awarded Military Cross LG 3.6.16 p.5575
RS 2/Lt (temp Capt) Stanley Mugford, from Scottish Horse Yeo., to be 2/Lt 8th July 1916.
To be temp Capt 8th July 1916. LG 7.7.16 p.6753
In addition to the Military Cross, for his service in the Great War he was awarded the 1914-15 Star (2nd Lt. 1st Scottish Horse), the British War Medal and the Victory Medal (Capt. Royal Scots T.F.). Mentioned in despatches (Gallipoli).
Probate MOUNTFORD Stanley of the Argentine Club 1 Hamilton-place Picadilly Middlesex died 24 March 1918 in France Probate London 20 December to The Public Trustee and Charlotte Garling (wife of Ernest Edward Garling). Effects £3313 18s. 9d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Victoria No. 2329 E.C. | South America (South) |
| Joined : | Anglo-Colonial No. 3175 E.C. | London |
| Joined : | Santa Rosa No. 3579 E.C. | Argentina |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
14th March 1912 | 22nd April 1912 | 20th May 1912 |
The masonic record lists him as a 38 year old Insurance Agent resident in Buenos Aires when he is initiated into Victoria Lodge No. 2329 in March 1912. The contribution record shows his war service 1916-1917 which is ended by "Killed in Action April 1918," the news of his death perhaps taking some time to reach Argentina. He was Passed and Raised in Anglo-Colonial Lodge No. 3175, a lodge which he joined a few months after his initiation, in May 1912. He remains a member of this lodge but shown with arrears/absence, but the final annotation is more explicit - "Killed in Action 24th March 1918." Anglo-Colonial Lodge now meet in London.
He further joined Santa Rosa Lodge No. 3579 in Buenos Aires, 1913, not long after its consecration. Again his war service is recorded, but his date of death is recorded "Killed in Action 24th July 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