Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery | XVII. E. 1. Souchez | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 34B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born: 5th June 1878 at Bolton, LancashireEducation & Career :
Educated: Sedbergh School
A keen rugby player he carried on playing for Nottingham (Notts) RFC after leaving Sedbergh.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment |
1/4th Battalion August 1914 : in Leicester. Part of Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, North Midland Division. Soon moved to Luton and by November 1914 was at Bishop's Stortford. Landed at Le Havre 3 March 1915. 12 May 1915 : formation became the 138th Brigade, 46th (North Midland) Division. |
| Action : The Battle of Messines 1917 and associated actions |
7 June - 11 July 1917. The plan at Messines was to blow up 19 mines in what was the largest man made explosion before Hiroshima, and utterly destroy the German front line along the Messines Ridge. The effect was to "liquify" the ground and create a mini earthquake, which coupled with the largest artillery preparation thus far of over 3 million shells would stun the defenders into submission. The plan largely worked and was initially very successful although the Germans did re-group and opportunities to develop the attack were lost. Casualties in this victory were 25,000.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St Albans No. 2786 E.C. | Hertfordshire |
| Joined : | Lodge of the Golden Fleece No. 2081 E.C. | Leicestershire & Rutland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
9th May 1907 | 3rd June 1907 | 11th July 1907 |
Joined Lodge of the Golden Fleece No. 2081 on 19th January 1914.
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