Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 7A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Sergeant, Devonport (1913)Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Not Yet Known |
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| Action : No Data |
No Data has been recorded for the final action, because none has yet been found. If you have any information to offer, please contact the Project Team so we can add.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Unity, Peace, and Concord No. 316 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
21st February 1913 | 20th March 1913 | 18th April 1913 |
The records at United Grand Lodge show in the register for Unity, Peace and Concord, show that he was "Killed in action 21 July 1914". This being true it would mean that Colour Sergeant Richard Downes would be the earliest casualty of the Great War. This warrants further investigation as the Great war was not truly precipitated until August 1914. 2RS history shows that it was on training, recalled to barracks on the 29th July. Was he killed on exercise, just prior to the war?
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