Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Le Cateau Communal Cemetery | I.11 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 1B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Cross | ||
Family :
Second son of John Edward and Emily Lloyd, of Ventura, Addis Road and later Harefield, Radcliffe Rd., Croydon, Surrey. Merchant (1912).Resided at 28-29 Wood Steet, London.
Education & Career :
He went to Shrewsbury
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 312th Brigade HQ, Royal Field Artillery |
| 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.
Detail :
Died of bronchopneumonia, France, 23 November 1918, in the immediate post war period.
Citations & Commemorations :
Commemorated on the Cartmel Valley War Memorial. "Lieut. Edward Stanley Lloyd MC was, according to Hardy's letters, the only bachelor among the officers. He was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery on 27th July 1918 while the division was in action with the French 5th Army near Pourcy. Lt. Lloyd, battery signalling officer, became a victim of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and died on 23rd November that year. He is buried at LE CATEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France, grave I. 11."Commemorated at the Town Hall, Dudley memorial as listed on the Men and Memorials of Dudley website."Edward Lloyd was the second son of Edwin and Emily Lloyd of Radcliffe Road, Croydon. He seems to have worked in Dudley and to have been a member of the local Masonic Lodge. He served in the Royal Field Artillery and in 1918 was stationed at the HQ of 312 Brigade. At some point he was promoted to Lieutenant and awarded the Military Cross. He fought in the Advance to Victory but was taken to a military hospital where died of bronchial pneumonia on the 23rd November 1918. He was 32 years of age and is buried in Le Cateau Communal Cemetery (I 11)and commemorated on Dudley Memorial and the Masonic Roll of Honour."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Old King's Arms No. 28 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th November 1912 | 27th January 1913 | 24th February 1913 |
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
Last Updated: 2022-02-02 12:38:37