Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Potchefstroom Military Cemetery | C.E. 151. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.125 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 48C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
Solicitor, Sevenoaks (1882). Son of William Francis Holcroft. Married 6th June 1888 to Alice German.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 11th Mounted Rifles (Potchefstroom Ruiters) |
| Action : Africa |
The East African Campaign was a series of battles and guerrilla actions which started in German East Africa (now Tanzania) and ultimately impacted portions of Mozambique, Northern Rhodesia, British East Africa, Uganda, and the Belgian Congo. The German colonial forces, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, skillfully fought for the duration of World War I and surrendered only after that war had ended. Other campaigns were conducted in West and South West Africa.
Death Date: 02/02/1915
Cause of Death: Drowned, at Potchefstroom.
Rank or Designation: Sgt
Regiment or Unit: Potchefstroom Ruiters
Serial Number: 661
South Africa War Grave Project:
HOLCROFT, CHARLES H 11th Mounted Rifles (Potchefstroom Ruiters) POTCHEFSTROOM CEMETERY South Africa North West Province 1915-02-02
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Knole No. 1414 E.C. | West Kent |
| Joined : | King Edward No. 3004 E.C. | South Africa (Northern) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
14th February 1882 | 17th April 1882 | 13th June 1882 |
Past Master, Past Provincial Grand Senior Warden of Knole Lodge having been initiated in 1882. He was also a petitioner and founder member of the King Edward Lodge No. 3004, warranted in October 1903 and consecrated 19th January 1904 at Potscheftroom, Transvaal. He was listed in the roll twice under both mother and joined 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