Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.137 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 8C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Ribston |
Mike: Ribston SS was a 3,048grt British Merchant ship built in 1906 by Irvine?s SB. & DD. Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool and owned by Ribston SS. Co., Ltd. (R. Sargeant & Sons), West Hartlepool. On the 23rd April 1916 when 66 miles W by S from Ushant she was captured by German submarine U-19 and sunk by torpedo when on route from Cardiff carrying coal to an unknown destination |
| 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.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Perseverance No. 371 E.C. | Cumberland & Westmoreland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th February 1911 | 7th November 1912 | 14th April 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
Last Updated: 2017-07-01 11:19:26