Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Montbrehain British Cemetery | A. 40. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.125 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
Railway Guard, Fyzabad (1914).
Station Master, Dehra Dun (1915).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 11 Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) |
11th (Service) Battalion Formed at Derby in September 1914 as part of K3 and became part of 70th Brigade in 23rd Division. Moved to Stanhope Lines at Aldershot n December 1914. Moved to Shorncliffe in February 1915 and went on in May to Bordon. Landed at Boulogne 27 August 1915. Moved with Division to Italy in November 1917. Left Division and moved to France, arriving at St Riquier on 18 September 1918 and there joined 74th Brigade in 25th Division. |
| Action : The Battles of the Hindenburg Line and associated actions |
12 September - 12 October 1918. As the momentum of the British advance continued it was clear that the Hindenburg Line defences offered the greatest threat to further advances. It was highly likely that the magnificently engineered defence system would re-establish the status quo of static trench warfare. However a series of magnificent actions at Havrincourt and Epehy paved the way for dramatic crossings of the Canal du Nord and the St Quentin Canal by early October. Both canals had been integrated into the Hindenburg Line system and their capture effectively broke the defensive capability of the system. Soon afterwards the British were attacking at Cambrai (again) and then by mid October were pursuing the Germans to the River Selle.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Light in Adjoodhia No. 836 E.C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Joined : | Siwalik No. 2939 E.C. | Bengal |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th April 1914 | 23rd May 1914 | 27th June 1914 |
Joined Lodge Siwalik No. 2939, Dehra Dun on 18th March 1915. He remained a member until his death with the contribution records showing "Killed in Action 16.3.16".
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