Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Stoke-On-Trent (Hanley) Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 9C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born circa 1977 at Hanley, Staffordshire to Father, Abraham Barrett Jones and mother Mary Jane nee Longcake. Married Lucy Cartlidge in 1901.Education & Career :
Grocer (1913.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Household Battalion |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant - Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line. Reserve Battalion.
Records show that he died at Windsor of Pneumonia. Buried at home in Hanley.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Menturia No. 418 E.C. | Staffordshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th April 1913 | 27th May 1913 | 7th October 1913 |
The records at the United Grand Lodge of England record two years of war service before "Died Jan 1917"
A masonic memorial service is recorded in the Staffordshire Advertiser 23rd March 1918. It was held at the Parish Church, Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday 10th March, in memory of Freemasons and lewises who had fallen from Northern division of the Province of Staffordshire. All the lodges from N. Staffordshire were represented with some 350 in attendance in full regalia (being worn by dispensation by the Provincial Grand Master - The Earl of Dartmouth).
A solemn part of the service came when the names of those who had laid down their lives for King and country, were read out by Reverend Granville Sharp.
"While they grieved for them, they rejoiced that the Masonic order was adorned with such splendid examples of courage and self sacrifice. They had set a noble example to their fellows, and any who were leading useless lives should try to bring their lives into more conformity with the high principles inculcated by the Masonic Order. And then the men they were honouring now would not have died in vain."
The last post was played by two buglers of the North Staffordshire Volunteer Regiment.
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