Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Aire Communal Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.136 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 21D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Annie Taylor of 40 Brook St. Warwick.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 14/Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
14th (Service) Battalion (1st Birmingham) Formed at Birmingham in September 1914 by the Lord Mayor and a local committee. 26 June 1915 : attached to 95th Brigade, 32nd Division. Landed at Boulogne 21 November 1915. 28 December 1915 : transferred to 13th Brigade, 5th Division. Moved to Italy with the Division in November 1917 but returned to France April 1918. 5 October 1918 : became Pioneer Bn to same 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 : | Aldershot Camp No. 1331 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
8th July 1908 | 9th September 1908 | 14th October 1908 |
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