Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte | IV. C. 43. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.124 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 44A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
Collector, Tottenham (1915)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/Coldstream Guards |
2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Windsor. Part of 4th (Guards) Brigade, 2nd Division. 20 August 1915 : transferred to 1st Guards Brigade, Guards Division |
| Action : German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line |
The German Army realised that shortening the front line by retiring to better prepared positions would reduce the demand for manpower and offer better defensive capabilities. Accordingly the German engineers constructed what the British referered to as The Hindenburg Line in the sector of the Western Front largely behind (to the East of) the 1916 Somme battlefield. The retreat was done in stages. The official dates covering this period are 14 March to 5 April 1917.
Detail :
Probate shows: GROVES, Alfred James Hugh od 47 Abbey Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex, Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards died 27 March in France. Administration London 24 May to Floris Agnes Mary Groves, widow. Effects £131 13s 6d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Waltham Abbey No. 2750 E.C. | Essex |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
29th March 1915 | 3rd May 1915 | 7th June 1915 |
His record in the Lodge register at the United Grand Lodge of England shows "Killed in action 31/3/1917", which is the same date recorded for the other casualty of this Lodge (Benjamin Hunter).
Junior Deacon
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