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Early Life :
His name is spelled in various records as FRIEND or FREIND. He was born 1874 at Farnley, N.Leeds in Yorkshire.He became a dentist having qualified at Edinburgh on the 30th November, 1896. He moved to 40 Calgate, Barnard Castle shortly after. Following the war, he moved to Newcastle, joining his third masonic lodge here, resident at 52 Jesmond Road, or 5 Highbury.
Teesdale Mercury - 15th March, 1911. "Friend. -Herbert Percival Friend, Calgate, Barnard Castle ; son of the Rev. Frederick Friend ; born at Farnley, March, 1874; educated at Cleveland College, Darlington, and Wesley College, Sheffield, Dental Hospital and School of Medicine, Edinburgh ; F.D.S.R.C.S. Member of the British Dental Association, Northern Counties’ Branch ; member of the North of England Odontological Society, and past President ; member of School Dentists’ Society ; Dental Surgeon to North-Eastern County School; Hon. Dental Surgeon to the Barnard Castle Dispensary ; Freemason (S.W. Barnard Lodge 1230); member of the Baliol Chapter; Lieutenant 2nd Vol. Batt. Durham Light Infantry. Recreations : golf, cycling, fishing, etc. Married, in 1900, Elizabeth, only daughter of John Bone, of South Shields, and has issue one son and one daughter"
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Durham Light Infantry |
| 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.
For his service in the Great War he was awarded an Officers set of the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
A notice of his death was published in the Newcastle Journal 2nd February, 1940. "FRIEND.-At Oaklands, Gosforth, the residence of his daughter and son-in-law (Mrs. and Mr. E. le L. Lamb), on January 31st, Herbert Percival Friend, L.D.S., Private ceremony 12.30 p.m., Friday, at West Road Crematorium, Newcastle. No flowers, by request."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Hedworth No. 2418 E.C. | Durham |
| Joined : | Barnard No. 1230 E.C. | Durham |
| Joined : | Golfers No. 3512 E.C. | Northumberland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
30th December 1897 | 31st March 1898 | 28th April 1898 |
Initiated late in 1897 into Hedworth Lodge at South Shields when resident at 24 Challoner Grove. He is recorded as a Dental Surgeon throughout his masonic career where he joins Barnard Lodge No. 1230 in 1898 and Golfer's Lodge No. 3512 after the Great War in 1920.
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