Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Vimy Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 19D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Son of Loudoun and Jane Baird; husband of Maud Charlotte Baird, of 9735, 87th Avenue, Strathcona, Alberta.Married Maud Charlotte Baird, of 9735, 87th Avenue, Trathcona, Alberta at Christ Church, South Hackney on 25th December 1895 (?Christmas Day). Draper (1895); Farmer from Alberta, Canada (1914)
Family :
- Maud Charlotte Baird b.1873 d.1917
- Maud b.1896 -
- John Loudon b.1897 - d.1917
- Douglas Barrie b.1899 - d.1966
- William Robert b.1902 -
- Alfred M b.1905 -
- Emily Mabel b.1908 -
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
487496, Private, 1st Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment) According to the Canadian War Graves document he was "Killed in Action near Qunetin?/Jumetin?"
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Upton No. 1227 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
8th January 1914 | 12th March 1914 | - |
Masonic records, including the 1921 Book, The Masonic Roll of Honour shows his name as Loudon, employed as a Farmer and resident of Alberta, Canada. The contribution record of the Upton Lodge No. 1227 show two years of arrears, before a final annotation of "Died 11.9.1916".
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