Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Dozinghem Military Cemetery | III. I. 21. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.121 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 44D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Anthony George and Emmeline Mary Edson, of Denning St., Hawthorn, South Australia. Customs Officer, South Kensington (1917)Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 22nd Squadron (R.F.C.) Australian Flying Corps |
| 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 :
Attached from Australian Flying Corps. Killed in Action in Bristol F2b - Lieut W M Turner was taken Prisoner of War. Commissioned in 27th Australian Infantry. Attached RFC (David Barnes)
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St Erkenwald No. 2808 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th March 1917 | 17th April 1917 | 26th May 1917 |
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