Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Sheerness (Isle-Of-Sheppey) Cemetery | KK. 86. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 11B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Jane Hatchett (nee Todd), of 4, Pier Cottages, Queenborough Pier, Queenborough. He married Jane at Sheerness on the 17th November 1900. They had five children together :- Alfred Edward (b.1902)
- Jane Mary Elizabeth (b.1904)
- Nora Alice (b.1906)
- Frank (b.1909 - d 1909 at Malta, 1 mo.)
- Melita Joy (b.1910)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Engineers |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
Died of alcoholism at Sheerness, 12th August 1914 whilst serving with 38th Fort. Coy., Royal Engineers. Although this is in the war period, it is probably an unfortunate fact that his condition had been experienced for some time before the war.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Zetland No. 515 E.C. | Malta |
| Joined : | United Service No. 3124 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th December 1910 | 11th January 1911 | 18th February 1911 |
Joined United Service Lodge No. 3124, Kent on 13th June 1913.
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