Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Arras Flying Services Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.122 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 26A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Croix de Guerre with Palms | ||
Family :
Son of the late William George and Emma Fenn, of Croydon. Dentist (1906)Resident at London Road, Thornton Heath (1906)
Education & Career :
Fenn went to Tonbridge School.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 18th Squadron Royal Flying Corps |
| Action : The First Battles of the Somme 1918 and associated actions |
21 March - 4 July 1918. The Battles of the Somme in 1918 were mostly concerned with stemming the German advance which started in March 1918 and which made considerable gains in the Somme/Arras sector. Utilising surplus troops which had become available following the surrender of Russia after the October Revolution, the Germans gambled on a massive campaign that could win the war in the west before the USA could bring its resources to bear. Initial gains were in places spectacular but eventually dogged resistance coupled with supply problems and sheer exhaustion closed down the battle. Other attacks were launched along the front to probe the Allied defences but the same pattern of initial gains followed by stalemate prevailed. British casualties were almost 345,000.
Detail :
Captain ROLAND PITT FENN, Croix de Guerre, R.F.C., 18th Squadron (formerly S.Q.M.S., Surrey Yeomanry), was reported missing on March 25, 1918, and later officially presumed killed on that date, was the only son of the late William George Fenn, of Croydon, and Mrs. Fenn, of Warlingham.
Roland FENN was later confirmed killed in Action with 2/Lieut Hugh William Eames Barwell in DH4 M9434. Commissioned in the Surrey Yeomanry Sources; Flight Archive and David Barnes
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Addiscombe No. 1556 E.C. | Surrey |
| Joined : | Queen Mary's No. 3327 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th January 1906 | 10th March 1906 | 12th May 1906 |
Initiated into Addiscombe Lodge and joining member of Princess of Wales Lodge No. 3327 on 12 Nov 1909. This lodge transferred from Surrey to Kingston-upon-Thames in 1910.
Steward
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