Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Regina Trench Cemetery | VII. D. 2. Grandcourt | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 2D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Medal | ||
Early Life :
Born Northampton.Education & Career :
Boston Grammar School.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 23rd (Service) Battalion (1st Sportsman's) Royal Fusiliers |
23rd (Service) Battalion (1st Sportsman's) Formed at the Hotel Cecil in the Strand, London, on 25 September 1914 by Mrs E.Cunliffe-Owen. Initially known as the "Hard as Nails Battalion". Moved to Hornchurch in Essex. June 1915 : came under command of 99th Brigade, 33rd Division. Landed at Boulogne in November 1915. 25 November 1915 : transferred with Brigade to 2nd Division. |
| Action : Operations on the Ancre |
11 January - 13 March 1917. Operations on the Ancre concerned the gradual advance in the area around Miramont during which the Germans retired towards the Hindenburg Line defences.
Detail :
4680 - Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 23rd Battalion
Boston Guardian 31st March 1917 "The news has been received that Mr. B. Sears, 23rd Fusiliers, only son of Mrs. W. W. Grigg, of Boston, was killed in action on February 17th. Mr. Sears, who was a pupil of Dr. Hopewell Smith, formerly of Boston was in practice as a dentist at Norwich. He leaves a widow, but no family."
Commemorated at the Boston Grammar School, and at the Boston Holy Trinity, Spilsby Road and alos at the Boston WW1 Centenary Obelisk memorial.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Social No. 93 E.C. | Norfolk |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th February 1907 | 12th March 1907 | 9th April 1907 |
The Lodge Minutes for 10th April 1917 read as follows "The WM referred in sympathetic terms to the death of Bro. H. Rayson Sears and requested that it be recorded on the Minutes that this Brother fell in action." Dentist
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