Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Soupir Communal Cemetery | A. 6. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 41A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Robert and Chinty Lockwood, of Havering Court, Romford. Essex.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/Coldstream Guards |
2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Windsor. Part of 4th (Guards) Brigade, 2nd Division. 20 August 1915 : transferred to 1st Guards Brigade, Guards Division |
| Action : The Battle of the Aisne 1914 and subsidiary actions |
12 - 15 September 1914. Following the defeat and retreat from the Marne, the German army stood and defended the next defensible river, the Aisne. This offered significant defensive potential on the high bluffs overlooking the river but the BEF succeeded in pushing back the Germans. The first examples of trench warfare emerged on the Aisne as trenches became necessary to offer protection from concentrated artillery barrages.
Detail :
2nd LIEUTENANT RICHARD WILLIAM MARK LOCKWOOD, 2nd BATTN. COLDSTREAM GUARDS, was born in London on the 28th March 1891, the only son of William Robert Percival Lockwood of Romford Essex, and a grandson of the late General Mark Wood. He was educated at Eton. He joined the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards on probation in 1910, and was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant on the 1st February 1913. 2nd Lieutenant Lockwood was serving with his battalion when he was killed on the 14th September, 1914, at Soupir, after having carried his wounded Captain out of danger, with the help of Drummer Harris. He was a member of the Guards' Club and of Pratt's. He was the Senior Deacon in his Lodge, West Essex No. 2561
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | West Essex No. 2561 E.C. | Essex |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th February 1912 | 19th March 1912 | 24th May 1912 |
Officer in Guards, resident at 64 Eaton Place, S.W. (1912).
Senior Deacon
Discrepancies (Require checks, clarity or further research) :
Related to Colonel Amelius Richard Mark Lockwood, who was 1st Lord Lambourne and Provincial Grand Master for Essex 1902-1928. As Amelius is not his father and he is grandson of General Mark Wood, he must be related as his uncle.
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