Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 59A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of William Henry Jordan, of 62, Alton St., Crewe, Cheshire. Born at Manchester.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Elve |
Mike: ELVE 899 Grt. Blt. 1904 12.10.1917: Torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic in position 46.23N 11.19W by the German submarine U 22 whilst on a voyage from Oporto to London with general cargo. 31 lost. |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
JORDAN, ALFRED (38), First Engineer, SS Elve, Mercantile Marine, †11/10/1917, Son of William Henry Jordan, of 62, Alton St., Crewe, Cheshire. Born at Manchester, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 20. KHALID BIN TAHA , Able Seaman, SS Elve, Indian Merchant Service, †11/10/1917, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai
See also: Wrecksite EU.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Broadsmith No. 3593 E.C. | Cheshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
2nd January 1913 | 3rd February 1913 | 27th March 1913 |
Listed as a 34 year old Engineer, resident at Crewe. No explicit war service is recorded and the final note is that he "Died Feb 1918," which is at odds with date of death from other sources.
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