Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Etaples Military Cemetery | XXVIII. C. 5. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 20C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Cross | ||
Family :
William Jas. & Annie Sandry of Redruth, Cornwall.Husband of Adelina Beatrice Sandry, of Alpha, St. Ives, Cornwall.
James appeared as a witness in case at the Old Bailey in a Deception and Fraud case against Sidney Llley and William Herbert Wright, on the 14th September, 1910. His testimony reads: "JAMES RALPH SANDRY , builder, St. Ive's, Millbay. In consequence of an advertisement in the "Daily Telegraph" by a Mr. Wentworth, of Belvedere Road, I went there and asked for Mr. Wentworth; I saw Lilley, who said that he was the person advertising. He showed me a number of horses. I said that as I knew nothing about the horses I would come back with a vet; he said, "If you have a vet I suppose a warranty will be no use to you?" I said, "No. "Later I called with a vet (Broad) and again saw Lilley. After looking at the horses in the stables, Broad asked that they might be trotted up and down the street; Lilley said the police would not allow it; but eventually three were brought out. I selected two horses and agreed the price at £60; I gave him cheque for £50 and £10 in notes; the cheque (Exhibit 43) is endorsed "E. Wentworth "and has been collected through Lilley's account at the London and South-Western Bank. It was arranged that the horses should be kept till the following Monday and then sent to me at St. Ives. Lilley, in my presence, wrote the receipt for the £60, signing it E. Wentworth. (Witness then spoke to the condition and worth of the horses; one of them he had returned; he put his loss on the transaction at about £30.) ROLAND G. SAUNDERS and JAMES BROAD , veterinary surgeons, who examined the horses, described their condition."
The trial lasted from 6-15th September, 1910, with the defendants being found not guilty, being bailed to appear again for a separate alleged offence. See Old Bailey Online for more.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 329th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Action : The Battles of Ypres 1917 (Third Ypres, or Passchendaele) |
31 July - 10 November 1917. By the summer of 1917 the British Army was able for the first time to fight on its chosen ground on its terms. Having secured the southern ridges of Ypres at Messines in June, the main attack started on 31st July 1917 accompanied by what seemed like incessant heavy rain, which coupled with the artillery barrages conspired to turn much of the battlefield into a bog. Initial failure prompted changes in the high command and a strategy evolved to take the ring of ridges running across the Ypres salient in a series of 'bite and hold' operations, finally culminating in the capture of the most easterly ridge on which sat the infamous village of Passchendaele. The Official History carries the footnote ?The clerk power to investigate the exact losses was not available? but estimates of British casualties range from the official figure of 244,000 to almost 400,000. Within five months the Germans pushed the British back to the starting line, which was where they had been since May 1915.
Detail :
De Ruvigny's Vol 4 "SANDRY, JAMES RALPH, M.C., Lieut., Royal Garrison Artillery, s. of the late William James Sandry, by his wife, Annie; b. 9 Sept. 1873; was a Builder; joined the Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers as a Sapper 30 Aug. 1914; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Garrison Artillery 5 Nov. 1915; promoted Lieut. Aug. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 12. Dec. 1914, and died at the Duchess of Westminster's Hospital, Le Touquet, 13 Nov. 1917, from wounds received in action at Elverdinghe on the 9th. Buried at Etaples. He was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery in the field. He m. at Camborne, co. Cornwall, 8 Aug. 1898, Adelina Beatrice (Brookville, Camborne, co. Cornwall), dau. of Samuel Stephens; s.p."
Probate SANDRY James Ralph of Beta St. Ives Cornwall captain H.M. Royal Garrison Artillery died 13 November 1917 at La Toquet France Probate Bodmin 9 March to Adelina Beatrice Sandry widow. Effects £12893 18s.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Tregenna No. 1272 E.C. | Cornwall |
| Joined : | Cornish Masters No. 3324 E.C. | Cornwall |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
9th February 1903 | 11th March 1903 | 11th May 1903 |
Listed as a 29 year old builder resident at St. Ives in the Treganna Lodge register. The contribution record shows that he was "Killed in Action 11th Nov/17."
He was a Past Master of Treganna and so on the 21st May 1912 joined the Cornish Masters Lodge No. 3324, where he is recorded as having been "Killed in France Novr 1917."
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