Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 2. Grave: | Heilly Station Cemetery Mericourt-L'Abbe | III.G.13 | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Cross | ||
Early Life :
This legend shows the only likely candidate, who was a professional soldier who more than likely saw action in South Africa as well as the Great War.Born, Somerset, son of Joseph Pope and Emma Martha Pope.
Siblings: Fred Pope; Charles Francis Jordan Pope; Philip Pope and Frank Pope
He married Minnie Beatrice Abernethy, 24th June, 1909 at Grangegorman, Dublin North, Ireland.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) |
7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards August 1914 : in Secunderabad in India, part of the Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade. Moved with Brigade to France as part of 1st Indian Cavalry Division, landed Marseilles at 13 October 1914. 23 December 1914 : transferred with Brigade to 2nd Indian Cavalry Division. 26 November 1916 : 2nd Indian Cavalry Division renamed as 5th Cavalry Division. February 1918 : Division broken up; regiment transferred on 10 March 1918 to 7th Cavalry Brigade in 3rd Cavalry Division. |
| 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 :
Captain, Henry William Pope, 7th (Princess Royals) Dragoon Guards
A citation for a Military Cross is published in the London Gazette: SUPPLEMENT, 25 AUGUST, 1916. Page 8465
"2nd Lt. Henry William Pope, D. G-ds. For conspicuous gallantry in action. He charged with his troop enemy machine guns in action on a ridge and dispersed them. He then brought in in succession two wounded men under heavy fire, and went out a third time to look for others."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Aldershot Camp No. 1331 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
9th April 1913 | 14th May 1913 | 11th June 1913 |
In the ledgers of the Lodge at the United Grand Lodge of England he is Henry William Pope and listed as a Staff Sergeant Major based at Aldershot. Unfortunately, the contribution record shows he resigned the lodge 31st December 1914, so tracing this distinguished soldier has proved problematic. The portrait image shows him referenced on GENI, with a rank of Staff Sergeant Major. In the 1921 book, his rank is Regimental Sergeant Major and since his resignation, he had been promoted through the officer ranks to Captain.
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