Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Vauxbuin French National Cemetery | II. A. 1. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.133 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 49B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Order of the Nile 4th Class | ||
LONDON GAZETTE, 9 MARCH, 1917. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Stuart Keppel Reid, Royal Sussex Regiment.
Family :
Son of Florence Reid, of Mill Hall, Cuckfield, Sussex, and the late Percy T. Reid.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment |
1/4th Battalion August 1914 : in Horsham. Army Troops attached to Home Counties Division. 24 April 1915 : transferred to 160th Brigade in 53rd (Welsh) Division. Moved to Cambridge and in May 1915 on to Bedford. Landed at Suvla bay, Gallipoli, on 9 August 1915. May 1918 : left the Division and moved to France. 30 June 1918 : attached to 101st Brigade in 34th Division, absorbing cadre of 13th Bn on 14 August 1918. |
| Action : The Battles of the Marne 1918 |
20 July - 2 August 1918. French intelligence reports suggested a weakness in the German position on the Marne and accordingly two British Divisions were ?loaned? to the French to help their attack. The outcome was entirely successful and the Germans were driven back about four miles. The British Divisions (51st Highland and 62nd West Riding) suffered about 6000 casualties
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lutine No. 3049 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th May 1910 | 23rd November 1910 | 25th January 1911 |
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