Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy | II. C. 13. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 47A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Family :
Born Tottenham, 29th September 1876, son of John Connell, a Merchant, and Jane Anderson nee Rodger, of Willoughby Lane, Tottenham, London.Education & Career :
Recorded as a Secretary in 1905 and 1910.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 212th CompanyMachine Gun Corps |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Detail :
Lieutenant John Gavin Anderson, 212th Company, Machine Gun Corps. He was killed in Action 3rd May, 1917.
For his service in the Great War he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal (Lieut. MGC). His medals were applied for and sent to his sister: Mrs Wright of 1 Christie Street, Paisley.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Coronation No. 2931 E.C. | North China |
| Joined : | Tongshan No. 3001 E.C. | North China |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
31st January 1905 | 20th May 1905 | 26th September 1905 |
Initated into Coronation Lodge No. 2931, Tientsin (Tianjin), China in 1905. Joined Tongshan Lodge No. 3001 in Northern China on 19th February 1910.
Past Master
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