Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Loos Memorial | Panel 53 to 56. Loos | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.123 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 50C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of David and Margaret Geddes, of 6, Alpine Terrace, Dalbeattie; husband of Sophia McBurney Geddes, of Woodside Cottages, William St., Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire.Education & Career :
Farmer, Johannesburg (1916).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6/King's Own Scottish Borderers |
6th (Service) Battalion Formed at Berwick-on-Tweed in August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 28th Brigade in 9th (Scottish) Division. Moved to Bordon and in March 1915 went on to Bramshott. Landed at Boulogne 12 May 1915. 6 May 1916 : transferred to 27th Brigade in same Division |
| Action : The Battle of Loos and associated actions |
"The Battle of Loos (25 September to 18 October 1915) was the major battle on the Western Front in 1915, surpassing in every respect all that had gone before in terms of numbers of men and materiel committed to battle. The preliminary bombardment was the most violent to date and the battle was charaterised by the committment of Regular and Territorial battalions on a large scale, in which the Territorials performed just as well as the Regulars. As the battles on the Western Front in 1915 increased in size and violence, so the casualties increased in proportion: Neuve Chapelle 12,000, Aubers Ridge/Festubert 29,000 , Loos 60,000. 1916 was to take the casualty cost to another level. Loos was intended as a minor role in support of French efforts around Arras but circumstances reduced the French effort. It marked the first use of poison gas by the British. Once the initial assualt had failed the battle continued in a series of actions mostly focused on the northern sector around the tactically important Hohenzollern Redoubt."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Civil Service No. 3118 E.C. | South Africa (Northern) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd March 1916 | 2nd June 1916 | 16th September 1916 |
Lodge records show that David "Died 19.11.17" This is in contradiction to the researched date of 25.9.15, so this requires revisiting to check. The Lodge records show David at 40 years old being initiated into Civil Service Lodge.
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