Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Lapugnoy Military Cemetery | VII. D. 1. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 24C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Charles James and Florence Mary Smith, of 59, Barrowgate Rd., Chiswick, London.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/6 The King's (Liverpool Regiment) |
1/6th Battalion (Rifles) August 1914 : in Princes Park Barracks, Liverpool. Part of Liverpool Brigade, West Lancashire Division. 25 February 1915 : landed at Le Havre and transferred to 15th Brigade, 5th Division. 18 November 1915 : left Brigade and attached as Army Troops to Third Army. 26 January 1916 : transferred to 165th Brigade, 55th (West Lancashire) Division. |
| Action : The Battles of the Lys |
9 April - 29 April 1918. As the first phase of the great German campaign of 1918 lost momentum and failed in its objective to split the British and French armies, subsidiary attacks were shift the balance of the attack and to seek opportunities to exploit other sectors. On the Lys the Germans initially enjoyed spectacular success against a Portuguese Division but the gap was soon plugged and the advance halted.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal Military No. 1449 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th March 1913 | 14th April 1913 | 13th May 1913 |
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