Commemorated: | |||
1. Book: | Beyond The Five Points | Pgs 74-76 | |
Awards & Titles: | Victoria Cross Knight Grand Commander of the Indian Empire |
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The Anglo-Zulu War 1879, South Africa.
Unit / Ship / Est.: 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers |
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.
Masonic :
Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
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Mother : | Himalayan Brotherhood No. 459 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th October 1887 | 17th October 1887 | 13th December 1887 |
Recorded as Military Secretary based in Simla at the time of his initiation in 1887. He resigned this lodge 11th May, 1891 and it is unknown if he joined any other Craft Lodge. He was also a member of the Mark Master Masons degree, taking that step in Calcutta into Lodge of Industry and Perseverance No. 109.
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