Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 56B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born Q4 1891, at South Stoneham, son of the late William Francis Plimsole and Matilda, (Andrews by later marriage in 1906 to Richard Heywood Andrews) of Red Lion Hotel Bitterne. In 1911, he was living at this establishment employed as an apprentice engineer. Sadly, his father had died 28th October, 1900 in the Southampton Poor House.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Not Yet Known |
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| 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 :
We are reliant on the Bitterne Historical Society to tell us that he was 4th Engineer, Horace Reginald Plimsole. Other sources say he died at sea of malaria aboard SS War Lance.
Probate PLIMSOLE Horace Reginald of the Red Lion Hotel Bitterne Hamspshire engineer died 9 November 1918 at sea Administration Winchester 3 September to Richard Haywood Andrews licensed victualler. Effects £497 0s. 5d.
He is further commemorated on the Southampton Cenotaph.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Sanitarian No. 3458 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
11th April 1917 | 5th October 1917 | 20th November 1917 |
In 1917, at the time of his initiation into Sanitarian Lodge No. 3458, he is listed as a 25 year old Marine Engineer resident of Bitterne. The contribution register shows that he "Died Novr 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