Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tehran War Cemetery | IV. D. 14. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 11C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of E. D. Prothero, Glenburn, Prestwick, Ayrshire, b. 1884.Education & Career :
Prothero went to Malvern, and was in No 6 between 1899 - 1902. He was a School Prefect.
'He was a boy of marked ability, who would have gone far in the sphere of work which he had adopted. We well remember the interesting account which he gave us of it all during a visit which he paid us some few years ago.' (Malvernian, Nov 1918).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Indian Political Department |
| Action : India & Imperial Policing |
At the start of the war it was important to bring Regular Battalions back from their 'Imperial Policing' role in India and the FarEast. These troops were replaced by Territorial and other Garisson troops.
Cheshire Regt. 1903
Indian Army (90th Punjabis) 1905;
Captain 1912;
In Civil Employment, Burma Commission.
Great War, 90th Punjabis attd. Indian Political Department. Despatches.
Regiment: Punjabis (I.A.).
Died: 01 August 1918 aged 34 in Iran. Died on service.
Cemetery: Tehran War Cemetery IV D 14
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Fairclough No. 2575 E.C. | Burma |
| Joined : | Philanthropy No. 542 E.C. | Burma |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th May 1905 | 1st June 1905 | 3rd November 1905 |
Recorded as a Lieutenant at Mandalay at the time of his initiation in 1905. War service is recorded, with the noted comment of "Died on Active Service." Joining member of Lodge of Philanthropy No. 543, as Lieutenant in the Indian Army, on 2nd June 1908.
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