Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Flanders | Panel 37. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.138 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 55A GQS | |
| 4. Memorial: | Liverpool Masonic Hall War Memorial | Col.4. Hope St. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Francis Darkins Wheeler, M.A., L.L.D., of Bracondale Cottage, Hellesdon, Norwich, and of the late Nellie Wheeler.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/South Lancashire Regiment |
2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Tidworth. Part of 7th Brigade in 3rd Division. Landed at Le Havre 14 August 1914. 18 October 1915 : transferred with the Brigade to 25th Division. 26 October 1915 : transferred to 75th Brigade in same Division. 21 June 1916 : transferred to 64th Brigade in 21st Division. 30 June 1918 : transferred to 89th Brigade in 30th Division. |
| 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 : | Liverpool Castle No. 3373 E.C. | West Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
26th February 1914 | 26th February 1914 | 20th November 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