Commemorated: | |||
1. Memorial: | Nine Elms Military Cemetery Thelus | Mem. II | |
2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.121 | |
3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 10D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: |
Family :
Son of John Francis and Elizabeth Ecobichon, of 703, Aylmer St., Peterboro', Ontario, Born in Jersey, Channel Islands. He was a Stock Manager.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
Unit / Ship / Est.: 15/Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) |
Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Enlisted 30th September, 1915.
Prior to his WW1 service he spent 3 years service with the 57th Regiment.
Commemorated on the 15th Battalion, Vimy Cross, one of the last two names to be added: "Corporal Frank Odd and Private Sidney Ecobichon were killed on the 18th April whilst the Battalion was in the line near Willerval."
Masonic :
Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
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Mother : | Royal Sussex No. 491 E.C. | Jersey |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
27th November 1916 | - | - |
He was 19 5/12 when initiated.
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: 2021-02-10 16:10:36