Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery, Epehy | II. F. 18. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 43A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | ||
Early Life :
Born in Kennington, LondonIn 1891, he was 14 and boarding at Ardingly School, Sussex.
Resident at 113 Ledbury Road (1899).
Married Irene 19th December 1903 at St Helens Church, Kensington. Three years later Beryl was born in Lutterworth, but the family had moved onto Manchester, where Elfred was working at the Withington Infirmary.
By 1911, the family are living at The Gables, 661 Eccles New Road, Pendleton, Lancashire
Family :
husband of Marguerite E M Austin, of 24 Earlston Road, Wallasey, Cheshire.Irene Ada b.1883 -
Beryl Laura b.1906 - 1977. Born Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Married Francis Arthur Sawtell
Phyllis Isobel b,1908 -
Probate record: AUSTIN, Elfred Chalmers of 25 Moorfield Road, West Didsbury. Surgeon, died 5th June 1916. Administration granted at Manchester 12th September to Irene Austin - widow.
Education & Career :
Boarder student of the Ardingly School
Medical Student (1899)
Surgeon (1908)
Surgeon - Medical Superintendent (1911) on the Salford Board of Euaulis
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 24th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment |
2/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's) Formed in Lambeth in August 1914. Record similar to 2/21st Bn until May 1918. By January 1915, in 2/6th London Brigade in 2/2nd London Division at Redhill. This formation was later retitled as 181st Brigade in 60th (2/2nd London) Division. Moved to St Albans in March 1915. Went on to Braintree (May 1915) and Sutton Veny (January 1916). June 1916 : landed at Le Havre. November 1916 : moved to Salonika. 2 July 1917 : moved to Egypt. May 1918 : left Division and moved to France, going via Taranto (30 June) and transferred on 15 July 1918 to 198th Brigade in 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. 11 September 1918 : transferred to 173rd Brigade in 58th (2/1st London) Division. |
| Action : The Battles of the Hindenburg Line and associated actions |
12 September - 12 October 1918. As the momentum of the British advance continued it was clear that the Hindenburg Line defences offered the greatest threat to further advances. It was highly likely that the magnificently engineered defence system would re-establish the status quo of static trench warfare. However a series of magnificent actions at Havrincourt and Epehy paved the way for dramatic crossings of the Canal du Nord and the St Quentin Canal by early October. Both canals had been integrated into the Hindenburg Line system and their capture effectively broke the defensive capability of the system. Soon afterwards the British were attacking at Cambrai (again) and then by mid October were pursuing the Germans to the River Selle.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Sancta Maria No. 2682 E.C. | London |
| Joined : | Royal Salford No. 2988 E.C. | East Lancashire |
| Joined : | Wiclif No. 3078 E.C. | Leicestershire & Rutland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th June 1899 | 17th October 1899 | 9th January 1900 |
Joined Wiclif Lodge No. 3078 12th February 1908
Joined Royal Salford Lodge No. 2988 25th October 1911
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