Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Flanders | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.116 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 10D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
2nd son of James and Louisa Bare, born c. 1887 at Swanscombe, Kent. Brothers & sisters: William (b.1881-d.), Jessica Ethel (b.1891-1979), Ernest Stanley (b.1894-d.1988) and Stewart (b.1900-d.1973). In 1911, he was making a living as an Engine Fitter in Rochester.Married Nellie Rose at the Holy Trinity Parish Church at Westend, Surrey on 29th April 1914
Family :
Wife: Nellie Rose b.1891- daughter of Edward James Perry and native of Westend, Cobham, Surrey.Education & Career :
Engineer (1914) Gravesend
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 57th Field Company |
| Action : The Battles of Ypres 1914 (First Ypres) |
19 October - 22 November 1914. Following the failure of the German Schlieffen Plan in August and September 1914, both sides engaged in a series of linked battles as they sought to outflank each other. The climax of these manouvres was at Ypres in November 1914 when the might of the German Army attempted to break the much outnumbered British Expeditionary Force. The political importance of Ypres, being the last town of any size in Belgium that remained in allied hands, established its importance for both sides and ensured a series of battles over four years.
The First Battle of Ypres in 1914 is characterised by a series of linked heroic stands by outnumbered British soldiers in conditions of confusion and weary endurance. The Germans never knew how close they had come to winning - at one point just the clerks and cooks were the last line of defence for the BEF. By the end of the battle the magnificent original BEF, composed of professional regular soldiers, had been all but destroyed and already the Territorial battalions were called into battle. From the end of 1914 a 'Regular' battalion was in terms of its compostion little different to a Teritorial or later Service Battalion. The professional soldiers had all but vanished.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Sympathy No. 483 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
11th February 1914 | 11th March 1914 | 8th April 1914 |
Served for less than a year as a Freemason before his death at 1st Ypres. His Lodge records at the United Grand Lodge of England show "Killed in action Nov 1914"
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