Commemorated: | |||
1. Grave: | Gaza War Cemetery | XXVI. C. 13. | |
2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.119 | |
3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 42B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: |
Family :
Son of Alfred Henry and Elizabeth Clapham, of Woodford Bridge, Essex.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Battalion The Essex Regiment |
1/4th Battalion August 1914 : in Brentwood. Part of Essex Brigade in East Anglian Division. Moved to Norwich in late 1914 and on to Colchester in April 1915. May 1915 : formation became 161st Brigade in 54th (East Anglian) Division. Moved late in the month to St Albans. 21 July 1915 : sailed from Devonport for Gallipoli, going via Lemnos. Landed at Suvla bay 12 August 1915. 4 December 1915 : evacuated from Gallipoli and moved to Mudros, going on to Alexandria 17 December 1915. Remained in Egypt/Palestine theatre thereafter. |
Action : Palestine |
Palestine is a generic term to cover actions in the region now consisting of Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Syria and Aden and involved operations against the Turks. Once the security of the Suez Canal was assured in 1915 the focus shifted to the area now within the post 1967 borders of Israel. In 1917 there were three battles at Gaza, which enabled the capture of Jerusalem in December. In 1918 the campaign continued north into the Jordan Valley then towards Damascus. The Armistice with Turkey was signed on the 31st October 1918.
Masonic :
Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
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Mother : | Sir Francis Drake No. 2649 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
11th November 1908 | 9th December 1908 | 13th January 1909 |
He was the Senior Warden in his lodge.
Discrepancies (Require checks, clarity or further research) :
Sources; http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/28954/supplements/8742/page.pdf
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