Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Flanders | Panel 52 and 54. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.120 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 42B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Thomas and Lydia Dancey, of Beanacre, Melksham, Wilts. Prior to the war he Luther was living as "head" of the family at Beanacre, Melksham (1911 census), but with 3 spinster sisters: Lydia M,K (b.1871), Louise (b.1876) and Frances (b.1878).Education & Career :
Educated at Dauntsey Agricultural School. Revenue Officer (collector of taxes)(1912)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) |
1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade) August 1914 : at 130 Bunhill Row. Part of 2nd London Brigade, 1st London Division. Moved on mobilisation to Bisley, going on in September to Crowborough. 5 November 1914 : left the Division and landed at Le Havre. 17 November 1914 : came under command of 11th Brigade in 4th Division. 19 May 1915 : transferred to GHQ Troops and formed a composite unit with 1/12th and 1/13th Bns. Resumed identity 11 August. 25 October 1915 : transferred to 8th Brigade in 3rd Division. 10 February 1916 : transferred to 169th Brigade in 56th (London) Division. |
| Action : The Battles of Ypres 1917 (Third Ypres, or Passchendaele) |
31 July - 10 November 1917. By the summer of 1917 the British Army was able for the first time to fight on its chosen ground on its terms. Having secured the southern ridges of Ypres at Messines in June, the main attack started on 31st July 1917 accompanied by what seemed like incessant heavy rain, which coupled with the artillery barrages conspired to turn much of the battlefield into a bog. Initial failure prompted changes in the high command and a strategy evolved to take the ring of ridges running across the Ypres salient in a series of 'bite and hold' operations, finally culminating in the capture of the most easterly ridge on which sat the infamous village of Passchendaele. The Official History carries the footnote ?The clerk power to investigate the exact losses was not available? but estimates of British casualties range from the official figure of 244,000 to almost 400,000. Within five months the Germans pushed the British back to the starting line, which was where they had been since May 1915.
Detail :
Probate record: DANCEY, Luther William of Beanacre, Melksham, Wiltshire. Lance Corporal, London Rifle Brigade, died 16th August 1917 in France. Probate London 14th December to the Public Trustee. Effects £2921 11s 3d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Chaloner No. 2644 E.C. | Wiltshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
19th February 1912 | 6th April 1912 | 16th September 1912 |
Organist
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