Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Ramleh War Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 56B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Walter William and G. Single, of 2, Kew Villas, Town Mills, Jersey.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/Dorset Regiment |
"2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Poona, India. Part of 16th Indian Brigade in Poona Division. 6 November 1914 : landed in Fao, Persian Gulf, for campaign in Mesopotamia, as part of Indian Expeditionary Force 'D'. 29 April 1916 : Bn captured at Kut-el-Amara. During the siege at Kut, a composite battalion, composed of returned wounded and other details from the 2nd Dorsets and 2nd Norfolks, was formed at El Orah. It was called the ""Norsets"" and was attached to 21st Indian Brigade, 7th Indian Division. It was broken up on 21 July 1916 and the 2nd Dorsets re-established. It transferred to 9th Indian Brigade, 3rd Indian Division in January 1917 and moved to Egypt in April 1918. " |
| Action : Palestine |
Palestine is a generic term to cover actions in the region now consisting of Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Syria and Aden and involved operations against the Turks. Once the security of the Suez Canal was assured in 1915 the focus shifted to the area now within the post 1967 borders of Israel. In 1917 there were three battles at Gaza, which enabled the capture of Jerusalem in December. In 1918 the campaign continued north into the Jordan Valley then towards Damascus. The Armistice with Turkey was signed on the 31st October 1918.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | de Carteret No. 3459 E.C. | Jersey |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
8th August 1917 | - | - |
Portrayed as a 22 year old Grower resident in Jersey in 1917. He advanced no further than that of Entered Apprentice in his short time as a Freemason. The contribution register shows that he "Died 19.9.18."
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