Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial | Chennai | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 53A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Battalion Border Regiment |
1/4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Battalion August 1914 : in Carlisle. Army Troops attached to East Lancashire Division. Moved to Barrow. September 1914 : moved to Sittingbourne and transferred to Middlesex Brigade in Home Counties Division. 29 September 1914 : sailed from Southampton for India. The Division was broken up on arrival and remained in India throughout the war. On arrival was attached to Burma Division and arrived at Rangoon in early December 1914. February 1918: transferred to Jubbulpore Brigade in 5th (Mhow) Division. |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge Moyle No. 2904 E.C. | Burma |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th February 1917 | 14th April 1917 | 9th June 1917 |
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