Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension | I. H. 4. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.129 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 43B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) |
1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) August 1914 : at 130 Bunhill Row. Record same as 1/6th Bn. Moved on mobilisation to Bisley, going on in September to Crowborough. 5 November 1914 : moved to Watford and transferred to 4th London Brigade in 2nd London Division. 18 March 1915 : landed at Le Havre. 11 May 1915 : formation renamed 140th Brigade in 47th (2nd London) Division. 2 February 1918 : transferred to 174th Brigade in 58th (2/1st London) Division, absorbed the disbanded 2/8th Bn and renamed 8th Bn. |
| 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 :
The image is taken from a public post on Twitter by Rachel Waterhouse, who posted on Remembrance Day, 2018: "My Great Great Uncle, Serjeant Herbert Edward Manser, 8th Btn City of London, Post Office Rifles. Fell 17th May 1917, Laid to rest at Achiet-le-Grand and visited by 3 generations last month. Photo below. Lest We Forget."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St Michael le Querne No. 2697 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th January 1917 | - | - |
In 1917, at the time of his initiation he is noted to be a Civil Servant, resident at Rotherhithe. The contribution record shows that he was "Killed in France May 1917," unsurprising therefore that he did not advance further than that of Entered Apprentice.
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