Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen | S. V. M. 11. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 38A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS President |
HMS President is the home of the London Division of the Royal Naval Reserve. It has been a shore establishment near Tower Bridge overlooking the entrance to St Katharine Docks since 1988. Ships that have been previously renamed HMS President whilst serving as the home of the London Division of the Royal Naval Reserve include: HMS Buzzard, a Nymphe-class screw sloop launched in 1887 and renamed HMS President in 1911. She was lent away in 1919 and sold in 1921. |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
Lieutenant Herbert Prince, Royal Naval Reserve - HMS President.
A Naval Officers casualty record shows that he died at the 8 General Hospital, Roeun on the 21st Feburary, 1919. Cause [...] accidently injured + falling from hold of Admiralty Transport Lord Devonport, [...] fractured skull."
Probate PRINCE Herbert of 66 Ampthill-road Aigburth Liverpool master mariner lieutenant R.N.R. died 21 February 1919 at Roeun France Administration (with Will) Liverpool 1 April to Mary Martha Prince widow. Effects £411 8s. 11d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Barry No. 2357 E.C. | South Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd February 1913 | 14th April 1914 | 14th October 1914 |
Listed, in 1913, as a 39 year old Master Mariner from Liverpool. The contribution record shows that he "Died 21 Feb. 1919." The Masonic Roll 1921 lists him as a Master Mariner.
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