Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Le Touret Memorial | Panels 6 to 8. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 22A GQS | |
| 4. Memorial: | Liverpool Masonic Hall War Memorial | Col.2. Hope St. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/7 The King's (Liverpool Regiment) |
1/7th Battalion August 1914 : in Park St, Bootle. Part of Liverpool Brigade, West Lancashire Division. 8 March 1915 : landed at Le Havre and transferred to 6th Brigade, 2nd Division. 4 September 1915 : transferred to 5th Brigade in same Division. 15 November 1915 : transferred to 22nd Brigade, 7th Division. 7 January 1916 : transferred to 165th Brigade, 55th (West Lancashire) Division |
| Action : The Battle of Festubert |
Festubert (15-25 May 1915) was really a continuation of the Battle of Aubers Ridge that had been called off on 10th May, and in places fought over the same ground with the same depressing outcome. Some minor tactical success was achieved but it did not justify the 16,000 casualties. It did however reinforce the lessons of Neuve Chapelle and Aubers Ridge and conditioned planning and thinking that evolved into the tactical planning of the Somme in 1916.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Fermor Hesketh No. 1350 E.C. | West Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th March 1911 | 10th April 1911 | 11th May 1911 |
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