Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Heysham (St. Peter) Churchyard | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 6D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born circa 1881 at Saltash, Bradford, Yorkshire, England to Ebenezer and Martha Ann Illingworth (nee Lambert). Baptised 6th April 1881 and appears on the 1881 census as a 2 month old resident at 18 Bromley Street, Shipley.He married Charlotte Mary Metcalfe at Kendal in 1903 and had three children: Myrtle b.1904, Beryl b.1908 and Leslie b.1911.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: School of Technical Training (Men), Royal Air Force |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
Cause not recorded . Likely to be Natural Causes. Former Instructor, School of Technical Training (Men) (David Barnes)
Probate offers no clues as to the nature of his death: ILLINGWORTH Michael Owse of Brook House Clapton Middlesex died 15 July 1920. Probate London 21 March to Walter Leslie Wilmshurst solicitor. Effects £20.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Fidelity No. 289 E.C. | Yorkshire (West Riding) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
2nd September 1909 | 7th October 1909 | 4th November 1909 |
Resident in Leeds and working as a Manufacturer in 1909 at the time of his initiation. The records shows war service in 5 columns, so it is most likely he served in some capacity for the entire duration of the war. The final annotation is that he "Died 15.7.20", but not before an arrears note in the 1920 column.
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