Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Thiepval Memorial, Picardie | Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 3D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 11th Company Machine Gun Corps |
| Action : Operations on the Ancre |
11 January - 13 March 1917. Operations on the Ancre concerned the gradual advance in the area around Miramont during which the Germans retired towards the Hindenburg Line defences.
Detail :
Herbert Joiner was a hotelier in Bournemouth before the war. He died of exposure, having spent most of the night trapped in deep mud.
The company war diary reports at 2:40 am on 16 December 1916:
"Relief complete. Owing to darkness of night, difficulties of ground and deep mud, great difficulty was experienced in leading gun teams into position.
No 31748, Private Joiner died of exhaustion, after having been pulled out of mud in which he had been immersed for best part of night. Gun he was carrying found afterwards buried four feet deep in mud."
See also: Sussex People for a detailed biography.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Unity No. 132 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th March 1908 | 14th May 1908 | 10th September 1908 |
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