Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Villers-En-Cauchies Communal Cemetery | A.3 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.117 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 40A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Distinguished Conduct Medal | ||
Family :
Son of William John and Sarah Ann Bliss, of Clapton, London.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 282nd Brigade RFA D Battery |
| Action : The Final Advance in Picardy |
17 October - 11 November 1918. The final stage of the British advance saw them cross the Selle and the Sambre rivers as the relentless pressure was kept on the retreating Germans. By the 11th November 1918 the British army had returned to Mons, where it all started for them back in August 1914 when it made its first contact with the Germans, and where the war stopped when the Armistice was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
Detail :
Enlisted at London, joining the Royal Horse Artillery, Royal Field Artillery. Service No. 935001.
Probate: BLISS Albert Edward of 75 Geldeston-road Clapton Middlesex D.C.M. battery-sergeant-major R.F.A.. died 22 October 1918 in France on active service Administration (with Will) London 13 February to Sarah Ann Bliss widow. Effects £1621 4s. 2d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Second Middlesex Artillery No. 2484 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th March 1909 | 21st April 1909 | 6th October 1909 |
Initiated in 1909. Employed as a Clerk and resident at 307 Amhurst Road. N. The contribution record shows "Killed i/a 22 Oct '18"
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