Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 22B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
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Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Battalion The Essex Regiment |
1/4th Battalion August 1914 : in Brentwood. Part of Essex Brigade in East Anglian Division. Moved to Norwich in late 1914 and on to Colchester in April 1915. May 1915 : formation became 161st Brigade in 54th (East Anglian) Division. Moved late in the month to St Albans. 21 July 1915 : sailed from Devonport for Gallipoli, going via Lemnos. Landed at Suvla bay 12 August 1915. 4 December 1915 : evacuated from Gallipoli and moved to Mudros, going on to Alexandria 17 December 1915. Remained in Egypt/Palestine theatre thereafter. |
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Detail :
78, Company Quarter Master Sergeant Joseph William Sills Smith, 4th Essex Regiment.
Enlisted 7th April, 1908. Embarked on HMT Marquette from Devonport for Gallipoli. By 5th September he was admitted to hospital in Mudros, and eventually invalided to England on the Hospital Ship Aquitania, 19th September having been diagnosed with Bright's Disease, a historic name for Nephritis (Kidney Disease). He was taken to Tooting Military Hospital where, on the 24th October, 1915 he was assessed his discharge from service was approved.
On the 4th December, Joseph was deemed no longer fit for War Service under Para. 395 sub-section XVI, King's Regulations. He had served a further 1 years 242 days in the colours. Less than a year later, he died most likely as an outcome of the condition which had caused him aggravation through the course of the war years.
Probate SMITH Joseph William Sills of 94 Albert-road Ilford Essex died 11 September 1916 Probate London 1 January to Helen Euphemia Smith widow. Effects £137 17s 9d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Clapton No. 1365 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
21st November 1907 | 16th January 1908 | 19th March 1908 |
34 year old Traveller (salesman) resident at 43 Grafton Road, Ilford in 1907. One year war service is recorded in the 1915 column on his line in the contribution register, followed by nothing to indicate what happened to him.
Senior Deacon
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