Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Warlencourt British Cemetery | VII. G. 22. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 45A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Hilda L. Houghton, of 16, Ilfracombe Gardens, Monkseaton, Northumberland.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6/Dorset Regiment |
6th (Service) Battalion Formed at Dorchester on 6 September 1914 as part of K2. Moved to Wareham and initially attached as Army Troops to 17th (Northern) Division. March 1915 : transferred to 50th Brigade in same Division. Moved to Romsey in May 1915. Landed at Boulogne on 14 July 1915. |
| Action : The Second Battles of the Somme 1918 |
21 August - 3 September 1918. Following the success at Amiens which Ludendorf described as "the black day for the German army" the conditions were right for the advance to be continued over the old Somme battlefield. Astonishingly the battlefield was crossed in 10 days, compared with the four months of the first battle. The Germans were pushed back towards the Hindenburg Line defences.
Detail :
Attached from 12/West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Whitley No. 2821 E.C. | Northumberland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
27th March 1914 | 24th April 1914 | 22nd May 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