Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Plymouth (Weston Mill) Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 5C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born London 1867. Enlisted for service in the Royal Navy in 1882.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Defiance |
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| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Gunner Seniority 15 Mar 1898
Aboard HMS Mars 18 June 1907 as Gunner.
Aboard HMS Defiance 22 April 1913 as Gunner.
Detail :
HMS Defiance was the Royal Navy's torpedo school, established in 1884 in the second rate HMS Defiance, and in subsequent ships that were renamed HMS Defiance. These included: HMS Defiance was the original school ship from 1884 until 1931. HMS Perseus was HMS Defiance II from 1904 until 1931. It seems that John SOUHAMY died of Natural Causes.
A record of Naval Casualties shows that Chief Gunner Souhamay of HMS Defiance, whilst on Sick Leave and at Plymouth Hospital, died on the 3rd June 1918 of "Renal Calculees." He is buried in the Devonport Corporation Cemetery.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Fidelity No. 230 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd November 1904 | 1st December 1904 | 29th December 1904 |
Organist.
A newspaper article entitled "GOOD TEMPLARY" is found betraying his fraternal connections with other organisations:
"ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NAVAL DISTRICT. The annual session of the Naval District Lodge of Good Templars was held on Saturday in the Royal Sailors' Rest, Devonport, when there assembled a goodly number of members. The District Chief Templar (Bro. J.N. McLeod), in his report, said that commissions in the Navy were now shorter than formerly, which made their work more difficult, but he was glad to announce an increase to 41. Bro. J.C. Souhamy had kept the flag flying in South Africa. the work in Lagos had slightly increased, and Bermuda, Barbados and St. Helena were keeping alive. In the home portion of their district they were holding their own. The "Implacable" Lodge had double its membership. Sis. Mrs. Richards. D.S.J.W., reported at good membership of juveniles, and Bro Sh. H. Browett, D. Sec. (Gillingham), reported and adult membership of 577. Bro. Malins G.C.T., and Bro. Ming P.G. Sent., were officially received."
The article goes on to show a raft of contested re-elections with Bro. Souhamy installed by The Grand Chief Templar as P.D.C.T.
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