Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.136 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 12A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of George and Elizabeth Mary Thomas, of 16, Salcombe Gardens, Clapham Common, London. Native of Gravesend, Kent. Secretary to the Hampstead General Hospital.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Honourable Artillery Company |
| Action : Winter Operations 1914-1915 |
23 November 1914 - 6 February 1915. As the armies of 1914 fought themselves to exhaustion they settled down by the end of the year to the realities of static trench warfare. During the winter, activity was mostly comprised of a series of small scale raids and attempts by the BEF to gain superiority over the battlefront. At the same time increasing numbers of Territorial battalions and replacements for the Regular battalions came into theatre and had to be trained and acclimatised to trench occupation. This period was further noted for the severity of the weather and the need to rapidly source and equip the troops with adequate winter and waterproof equipment, whilst improving the trench conditions. Miserable times.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | William Russell No. 3103 E.C. | East Kent |
| Joined : | FitzRoy No. 569 E.C. | London |
| Joined : | Nosocomia No. 3395 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
22nd November 1905 | 25th March 1906 | 25th April 1906 |
Joiner to Fitz Roy Lodge No. 569 on 25th October 1912. He was initiated into William Russell Lodge No. 3103 but resigned 23rd October 1912. Joined Noscomia Lodge No. 3359, 2nd January 1914, recorded as "Secretary" and resident at Hampstead. In the register of the Noscomia Lodge he is recorded as having been "Killed in Action Decr 1914."
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