Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Arras Memorial, Faubourg d'Amiens | Bay 3 and 4. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 43D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 10th Battalion TheLincolnshire Regiment |
10th (Service) Battalion (Grimsby) Often known by its original name of the Grimsby Chums. Formed at Grimsby on 9 September 1914 by the Mayor and Town. June 1915 : attached to 101st Brigade, 34th Division. 3 February 1918 : transferred to 103rd Brigade in same Division. 18 May 1918 : reduced to cadre strength after suffering heavy casualties. 17 June 1918 : transferred to 116th Brigade, 39th Division. 16 August 1918 : transferred to 197th Brigade, 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Detail :
Second-Lieutenant Frank Horatio Lucking, 3rd Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment. Attached 10th Battalion. Formerly 1960 Lance Corporal of the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars. Killed in Action 28th April, 1917.
He has no known grave so is commemorated on the memorial at Arras, Bay 3 & 4.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Army and Navy No. 2738 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th February 1917 | - | - |
Initiated in 1917 just a couple of months before the contribution record shows that he was "Killed May 1917." He was listed as a 26 year old Lieutenant of the Lincolnshire regiment.
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