Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Vermelles British Cemetery | VI.D.22 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.130 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 54B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Patron Of The Living Of Garboldisham, Justice Of The Peace, And Major Of The Grenedier Guards.MAJOR GEORGE F. MOLINEUX-MONTGOMERIE, GRENADIER GUARDS, SERVED FROM 1889 TO 1909, AND AGAIN FROM 1914. KILLED AT HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT, 22ND OCTOBER, 1915 He was a Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in 1889; Lieutenant 1892; Battalion Adjutant 1897- 1898; seconded to China 1898; ADC to Major General Sir H Trotter KCVO Commanding Home District 1901; Captain 1903; Major December 1904; Regimental Adjutant 1906 - 1909; Retired 1909; Brigade Major Territorial Force 1911;
Professional Soldier
Family :
Husband of Sybil Molyneux-Montgomerie of Garboldisham Old Hall, NorfolkEducation & Career :
GFMM went to Eton.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards |
3rd Battalion August 1914 : in Wellington Barracks, London District. Moved overseas 27 July 1915, landing at Le Havre. 19 August 1915 : attached to 2nd Guards Brigade, Guards Division |
| Action : The Battle of Loos and associated actions |
"The Battle of Loos (25 September to 18 October 1915) was the major battle on the Western Front in 1915, surpassing in every respect all that had gone before in terms of numbers of men and materiel committed to battle. The preliminary bombardment was the most violent to date and the battle was charaterised by the committment of Regular and Territorial battalions on a large scale, in which the Territorials performed just as well as the Regulars. As the battles on the Western Front in 1915 increased in size and violence, so the casualties increased in proportion: Neuve Chapelle 12,000, Aubers Ridge/Festubert 29,000 , Loos 60,000. 1916 was to take the casualty cost to another level. Loos was intended as a minor role in support of French efforts around Arras but circumstances reduced the French effort. It marked the first use of poison gas by the British. Once the initial assualt had failed the battle continued in a series of actions mostly focused on the northern sector around the tactically important Hohenzollern Redoubt."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Thet No. 3334 E.C. | Norfolk |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
5th March 1912 | 4th April 1912 | 3rd December 1912 |
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