Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 36A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Judge and Mrs. Charles Kettle, of New Zealand; husband of Gladys C. Tuck (formerly Kettle), of Alton Lodge, Roehampton, Surrey, England. Dentist.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Auckland Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F. |
Mike: BEAN Auckland Regiment, 196, 572, 650, 651, 666, 668n. 691, 747, during Turkish attack of 19 May, 151-2; in Battle of Sari Bair: captures Old No. 3 Post, 568-9, (casualties) 569, at Chunuk Bair, 676-9; in Hill 60 attack, 750; strength, 29 Aug., 761n. |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Detail :
2nd Lieutenant Desmond Fosbury KETTLE, Auckland Mounted Rifles, NZEF. Born Dunedin, NZ. Married; Dentist (self employed), of Northern Club, Auckland, New Zealand. Next of kin: Wife; Gladys Emily Kettle (nee Nathan) [later TUCK], of Wrekford, Auckland, New Zealand / Alton Lodge, Roehampton, Surrey, England. Killed in action at Hill 60, northern Anzac, on 28 August 1915, aged 34. No Known Grave.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Te Awamutu No. 2221 E.C. | New Zealand (North Island) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th July 1914 | 3rd August 1914 | 5th October 1914 |
Listed as a Dentist resident at Auckland at the time of initiation into Te Awamutu Lodge No. 2221, at Parnell. He was initiated in the immediate pre-war period and although no war service is recorded (because he probably paid his dues) there is a final annotation of "K/A", taken to mean "Killed in Action."
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