Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.129 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 46D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of the late Arthur Meller and of Jeanette Meller, of 41, Beechville Avenue, Scarborough.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment |
1st Battalion August 1914 : in York. Part of 18th Brigade, 6th Division. Moved on 8 August to Edinburgh then six days later to Cambridge. Landed at St Nazaire on 10 September 1914. 26 November 1915 : transferred to 64th Brigade, 21st 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 Arthur William Meller, 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 20th Sept., 1914.
On the 20th September, 1929 he was commemorated in the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer "In Memoriam. MELLER. - In loving memory of ARTHUR WILILAM MELLER, 1st East Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action September 20, 1914.-Mother.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Coronation No. 2922 E.C. | Yorkshire (West Riding) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
27th December 1907 | 24th January 1908 | 28th February 1908 |
Upon his initiation at Christmastime 1907 his occupation is noted to be "Clerk to Prov. G.S."(Provincial Grand Secretary?). He is 24 years of age and resident at 7, Nethercap, Farsley, Leeds. He has a clean record of dues which is closed out "Killed Mons Sept 1914."
Junior Warden
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