Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Lancashire Landing Cemetery | A. 73. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.119 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 37C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Calder Hurst Clegg, of Littleborough, Manchester.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers |
1/6th Battalion August 1914 : in Salford. Part of Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade, East Lancashire Division. 25 September 1914 : landed in Egypt. 5 May 1915 : landed on Gallipoli. 26 May 1915 : formation became 125th Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. 28 December 1915 : landed on Mudros and proceeded to Egypt. 27 February 1917 : landed Marseilles and proceeded to the Western Front. 19 February 1918 : transferred to 197th Brigade, 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division, absorbing 2/6th Bn and renamed 6th Bn. 19 April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength. 19 February 1918 : transferred to 199th Brigade in same Division. 13 August 1918 : absorbed 12th Bn, recently arrived from Salonika. 22 September 1918 : transferred to 198th Brigade in same Division. |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | East Lancashire Centurion No. 2322 E.C. | East Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th November 1912 | 3rd February 1913 | 13th March 1913 |
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