Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen | O. IV. M. 2. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.131 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 53C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of James and B. Ousby, of 26, Graham St., Penrith, Cumberland.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 11/Border Regiment |
11th (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) Formed in Penrith (HQ), Carlisle, Kendal and Workington on 17 September 1914 by the Earl of Lonsdale and an Executive Committee. Moved to Carlisle Racecourse. May 1915 : moved to Prees Heath and attached to 97th Brigade in 32nd Division. Moved in June 1915 to Wensleydale and on to Fovant in August. Adopted by War Office 27 August 1915. Landed at Boulogne 23 November 1915. 10 May 1918 : reduced to cadre strength, with surplus persoinnel being transferred to 1/5th Bn. 13 May 1918 : transferred to 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. 31 July 1918 : cadre absorbed by 1/5th Bn. |
| 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 :
Penrith Observer 16 January 1917 "Private Walter Ousby, Border Regiment, eldest son of Mr. J. Ousby, Graham Street, Penrith, was reported by telegram on Thursday to be seriously ill in France, suffering from pneumonia. The messages did not give much hope of his recovery, and on Saturday a further telegram reported his death. Pvt. Ousby was a master tailor, and single. He joined after his case had been before the Tribunal, and was sent to France after an unusually short training. He was extremely popular in Penrith. He was a member of the Penrith Conservative Club, and a keen bowler and tennis player. He took a prominent part in the promotion of many socials, &c., in Penrith, and his genial manner made him very popular with whom he came in contact. He was a Freemason."
Penrith Observer 23 January 1917 "At the weekly drill of the Penrith V.A.D., on Tuesday night, reference was made to the death of Private Walter Ousby, Graham Street, as reported in last week's "Observer." Private Ousby was a member of the corps, and a vote of condolence to the relatives was passed on the motion of Act.-Commandant Kirkpatrick, seconded by Quarter-Master Armstrong."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Ullswater No. 3297 E.C. | Cumberland & Westmoreland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th January 1911 | 3rd February 1911 | 10th March 1911 |
Steward
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