Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial | Face 16. Chennai | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 50B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Thomas and Jane Pelfrey; husband of Florence Eliza Pelfrey, of Holly Cottage, Waterford, Lymington, Hampshire. Buried in Chakrata Cemetery.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/7 Hampshire Regiment |
1/7th Battalion August 1914 : in Bournemouth. Part of Hampshire Brigade in Wessex Division. 9 October 1914 : sailed for India, landing Karachi 11 November 1914. Remained in India until January 1918, when the Bn moved to Aden. |
| Action : The Battle of Festubert |
Festubert (15-25 May 1915) was really a continuation of the Battle of Aubers Ridge that had been called off on 10th May, and in places fought over the same ground with the same depressing outcome. Some minor tactical success was achieved but it did not justify the 16,000 casualties. It did however reinforce the lessons of Neuve Chapelle and Aubers Ridge and conditioned planning and thinking that evolved into the tactical planning of the Somme in 1916.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Powney No. 3099 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th November 1908 | 16th December 1908 | 17th February 1909 |
Junior Warden
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