Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Scarborough (Manor Road) Cemetery | The Oval. 9. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 20A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Florence Cromack, of 195, Prospect Rd., Scarborough.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Rio Colorado |
Mike: Rio Colorado was a 3.565grt Britsih Merchant ship. On the 22nd March 1917 at the entrance to River Tyne, Uk she hit a mine and sank. 10 lives lost including Master. |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Denison No. 1248 E.C. | Yorkshire (North & East Ridings) |
| Joined : | Marine No. 232 E.C. | Somerset |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
8th April 1908 | 10th June 1908 | 8th July 1908 |
Joining member of Marine Lodge No. 232 at Calcutta on 13th June 1910, resigning on 31st January 1912.
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
Last Updated: 2017-10-15 08:05:23