Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery | C 116. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.136 | |
Awards & Titles: | 1914 (Mons) Star | ||
Early Life :
Born Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancs to Father, Richard, 18 Nab Lane, Stanhill, Lancs. His next-of-kin was listed as his sister: Mrs Whalley Moss Meadows Farm Bacup, Accrington, Lancashire.Awarded Royal Life Saving Society's Bronze Medal & Proficiency Certificate 24th January, 1908.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div RMLI |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Detail :
Po/10907 Sergeant William Siddle Thompson Royal Marine Light Infantry, Portsmouth Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Died of wounds.
Enlisted 13/8/1900; Promoted Corporal 30/10/1903, Sergeant 17/2/1910; Portsmouth Bn. at Ostend 26/8/14-1/9/14 ; Embarked RM Brigade 30/9/14 (service with RNAS Armoured Cars) ; Portsmouth Bn. MEF 28/2/15 ; Wounded 3/5/15 ; Reported wounded (Globe & Laurel) Portsmouth Bn. 8/5/15 & reported DOW 14/5/15.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lord Warden No. 1096 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th May 1913 | 17th June 1913 | 15th July 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