Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Cambrai Memorial | Panel 3 and 4. Louverval | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 35D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2nd Battalion The Royal Fusiliers |
2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Calcutta in India. Returned to England in December 1914. Joined 86th Brigade, 29th Division. Sailed in March 1915 and landed Gallipoli 25 April 1915. Evacuated to Egypt January 1916. Landed at Marseilles March 1916. |
| Action : The Cambrai Operations and associated actions |
20 November - 30 December 1917. As the Battle of Third Ypres closed down the opportunity presented itself for a short but rapid attack on the German positions near Cambrai. Drawing on the considerable lessons learnt at Ypres the battle plan concentrated on better ground the combined resources of infantry, artillery, tanks and air support in what was in part a blueprint for the combined operations that are now a normal part of military thinking and planning. It was at first spectacularly successful but again the German ability to reorganise and counter attack was demonstrated to such an extent that by the end of the battle virtually all gains were lost. British casualties were about 45,000.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Military Jubilee No. 2195 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
24th March 1915 | 21st April 1915 | 26th May 1915 |
Recorded as a Sergeant with the Royal Fusiliers and resident/barracked at Dover when initiated into the Military Jubilee Lodge No. 2195 in 1915. The contribution record further shows "Reported missing 1918."
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