Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Hatchford (St. Matthew) Churchyard | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.119 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 7D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Mentioned in Despatches | ||
Family :
Son of Walter Moresby Chinnery, D.L., J.P., and Alice Emily Chinnery. Born at Hatchford.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Squadron |
| Action : Accident |
Accidents were a minor factor in the casualty list. Our definition is deaths resulting from activities that were not directly associated with 'active service'. We have excluded Naval Accidents which are seperately identified because of their numbers and impact. Many accidents involved the aviators, operating at the the limits of technology.
Detail :
Captain Esme Fairfax CHINNERY (Coldstream Guards and Royal Flying Corps) was killed on January 18th 1915 while flying in an aeroplane as a passenger. He was born in 1886 and educated at Eton, where he was in the Eleven in 1905. In the matches against Harrow and Winchester that year he made 74 runs in four innings and obtained three wickets. Since 1910 he had been a member of the M.C.C. He was killed whilst flying in a Voisin with M Delaporte, a French civilian test pilot, who was also killed. Mentioned in Despatches. Commissioned in Coldstream Guards. A qualified Pilot since April 1912 Source; David Barnes, Wisden Obituaries 1915.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Apollo University No. 357 E.C. | Oxfordshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th February 1907 | 12th March 1907 | 30th April 1907 |
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