Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines | III. F. 19. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 47C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Cross | ||
Family :
Son of James and Annie Pride, of 46, Crowhurst Road, Cricklewood, Middlesex.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 5th Battalion Border Regiment |
1/5th (Cumberland) Battalion August 1914 : in Carlisle. Army Troops attached to East Lancashire Division. Moved to Barrow. 26 October 1914 : landed at Le Havre and attached to Lines of Communication. [Official History of the war mentions attachment to Jullundur Brigade in Lahore Division]. 5 May 1915 : attached to 149th Brigade in 50th (Northumbrian) Division. 20 December 1915 : transferred to 151st Brigade in same Division. 12 February 1918 : transferred to as Pioneer Bn to 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. 7 May 1918 : transferred to 97th Brigade in 32nd Division and absorbed the cadre of the regiment's 11th Battalion (Lonsdale). |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Detail :
Harry Pride originally enlisted as 1667 Private Harry Pride, London Regiment. He took a commission into the Middlesex Regiment and by September 1916 was posted as an Acting Captain in the 1/5 Border Regiment. The Times on 30th April 1917 reported his death: KILLED IN ACTION PRIDE : Killed in action on the 23rd Inst. CAPTAIN HARRY PRIDE, Middlesex Regiment, attached to Border Regiment, only son of James Pride, London Manager, Peter Walker and Son (Warrington and Burton) Limited. The 5th Border regiment was in 151 Brigade, 50th Division and at the time of Harry’s death was in the Second Battle of the Scarpe. The divisional history comments that the Borders were detailed as support to the attack on a position known as The Tower (north of Telegraph Hill, south of Observation Ridge). The attack commenced at 4.45 a.m. on the 23rd, and the assaulting troops ran into their own barrage. The German counter barrage, and then counter attacks were heavy (1/4th E Yorks lost 17 officers and 352 OR’s, 1/4th Green Howards, 11 and 352). Divisions on both flanks (15th to the north and 30th to the south) were back on their start lines by 1 p.m. The 5th Borders and 9th DLI launched another attack at 6 p.m., and did it in fine style - 5 Machine Guns, several trench mortars and about 200 prisoners were taken. Initially the Battalion had to refuse their right flank as the 30th Division hadn't got up, but this was later rectified, and all objectives were held.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal and Loyal No. 2952 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
11th January 1917 | - | - |
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