Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Harboore Churchyard | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.136 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 5A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Mentioned in Despatches | ||
Family :
Husband of Laura Stone, of 2, Whistley Cottages, Ashburton, Devon. 56.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Recruit |
HMS Recruit, built by W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland in 1916 and owned at the time of her loss by Royal Navy, was a British R class destroyer of 1075 tons. On August 9th, 1917, HMS Recruit was sunk by the German submarine UB-16 (Wilhelm Rhein), 3 miles north of the Noord Hinder lightvessel. 54 persons were lost. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10757 |
| 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.
Detail :
Chief Petty Officer STONE, ROBERT LETHBRIDGE. Service Number 155140 Died 09/08/1917.
On August 9th, 1917, HMS Recruit was sunk by the German submarine UB-16 (Wilhelm Rhein), 3 miles north of the Noord Hinder lightvessel. 54 persons were lost. Read more at: Wrecksite EU.
A graves registration report shows that Robert is buried in Horboore Churchyard, N.W. of Lemvig on the West Coast of Jutland.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Friendship No. 202 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th April 1907 | 23rd May 1907 | 25th July 1907 |
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