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Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Clacton |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
Index Chatham Naval Memorial reads "Mortimore Engr.-Lieut. Francis Edwin R.N.R. HMS "Clacton". Killed in action with enemy submarine in Mediterranean 3rd August 1916." HMS "Clacton" was a minesweeper torpedoed by a German submarine at Chai Aghizi in the Levant.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Star In The East No. 650 E.C. | Essex |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
9th February 1909 | 11th May 1909 | 14th December 1909 |
Francis is not included in the 1921 Book or the Scroll and perhaps this is because of an error. An entry exists against Star in the East for an unregistered "Frederick Mortimer" and it is possible that incorrect details have been recorded. For Francis, his record shows in the register at United Grand Lodge "Died 3/8/1916 in arrears"
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