Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Website: | Household Brigade Lodge No. 2614. | ||
| 2. Memorial: | Freemasons VC Memorial | Great Queen Street | |
Awards & Titles: | Victoria Cross Knight Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the British Empire Member of the Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order & 2 Bars Military Cross | ||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
- The Second World War 1939-1945, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Grenadier Guards |
| Action : War Survivor |
Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.
From 1940-41 he was the Inspector-General of the Home Guard as well as having the responsibility to the Forces for training.
He served as Aide-de-Camp to King George VI until 1944, during which time he was also C-in-C Gibraltar until 1942, followed by C in C Malta from 1942-44.
From 1944-45 he was the High Commissioner and C-in-C for Palestine as well as High Commissioner for Trans Jordan.
He was the Commandant the Honourable Artillery Company 1943-46.
He was the father in-law of Major W P Sidney, also a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Citations & Commemorations :
On 27th September 1918 at the Canal du Nord near Flesquieres, France, Lieutenant Colonel Gort led his battalion under very heavy fire and although wounded, when the Battalion was held up, he went across open ground to obtain assistance from a tank and personally led it to best advantage. He was again wounded but after lying on a stretcher for a while, insisted on getting up and directing the further attack which resulted in the capture of over 200 prisoners, two batteries of field guns and numerous machine-guns. He refused to leave the field until the success signal had gone up on the final objective.Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Isaac Newton University No. 859 E.C. | Cambridgeshire |
| Joined : | Household Brigade No. 2614 E.C. | London |
| Joined : | Vectis No. 3075 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
26th April 1910 | 31st May 1910 | 25th October 1910 |
Joined Freemasonry in 1910 when studying at Cambridge University - Trinity College, being initiated into Isaac Newton University Lodge No 859
Joined Household Brigade Lodge No 2614 - 23rd February 1914
Joined Vectis Lodge No. 3073 9th November 1919
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