Commemorated:

1. Memorial:Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.115
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour28A GQS
    

Awards & Titles:

 

Early Life :

Born Beaufort, Victoria, Australia.

Education & Career :

Grazier

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: 15th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 

BEAN 240.1; Amers. with. 263-6, 172: strength before Hamel, 264. 26 n trams with tanks, 266-7; W. k Hughes visits 2 July, 273n. B. of Hamel, 274. 2;s. 280. 283 et et seq 329, cas, 326, after f i S { 347; clisb between Aust. patrols, 440U; BEAN First Bullecourt. 421. 434, 5 0 8 ~ . plans, 175. r88, 189n, preparations. 275-7, a81, 290 et srq., IO Apr. operation, 179-83, battle, 11 Apr., 320. 353. Cam. Murray's reDort. 293-303. 305. 307 et ~ e q . ,3 16-7, 319, 316-7. -316, German c/attacks, 3i3-6; Mcssines. 677-8. Battle of Polygon 329-3.5, 337-8, 339. 347-9; BEAN Mcssines. 677-8. BEAN 15th Battalion (Q?land, Tas.), 89, go, 117, 118, 199, 200, 222, 654, 746; command, 29 May, 206; at Quinn?s, 95-6, 97, 98, 201, 203-5, attacks from, 9-10 May, 99-116, casualties, 102, ~ogn, 106, 14-15 May. 121, 123, 16 Bn. relieves, 126, during Turkish attack of 19 May. 152. 154-5, casualties, 156, 29 May, 206-7, 212-21; strength, 28 May, 205n, 29 Aug., 76m, in Battle of Sari Bair, 590-3, 594, 653, 660-1, 663, casualties, 660-1, 664n; at Hill 60, 21 Aug., 737.

Action : The First Battles of the Somme 1918 and associated actions 

21 March - 4 July 1918. The Battles of the Somme in 1918 were mostly concerned with stemming the German advance which started in March 1918 and which made considerable gains in the Somme/Arras sector. Utilising surplus troops which had become available following the surrender of Russia after the October Revolution, the Germans gambled on a massive campaign that could win the war in the west before the USA could bring its resources to bear. Initial gains were in places spectacular but eventually dogged resistance coupled with supply problems and sheer exhaustion closed down the battle. Other attacks were launched along the front to probe the Allied defences but the same pattern of initial gains followed by stalemate prevailed. British casualties were almost 345,000.

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Comet No. 1680 E.C.Unknown

Initiated
Passed
Raised
12th July 1910
12th July 1910
12th July 1910
 

The records of Cornet Lodge show that he joined on their lodge on 12th July 1910 from what looks to be a different constitution, which is supported by the fact he receives a Grand Lodge Certificate (6935)on 29th April 1911. He has an annotation that he was Killed in France 4th July 1918.


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