Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Dunkirk Town Cemetery | I. D. 7. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.130 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 20D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of William John Smythe Moorhouse and Martha Gilby Moorhouse, of Humber Villa, New Holland, Hull.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Chelmsford |
Mike: HMS Chelmsford was a Racecourse class minesweeper of the Royal Navy built in 1916. The Racecourse Class (also called the Ascot Class) comprised 32 paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
Probate: MOORHOUSE Stephen John of Humber Villa New Holland Lincolnshire sub-lieutenant R.N. Reserves died 5 February 1917 at St. Malo in France Administration London 15 March to William John Smythe Moorhouse stationmaster. Effects £73 5s. 6d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Bayons No. 1286 E.C. | Lincolnshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th May 1914 | 20th December 1915 | 14th February 1916 |
Employed as a Marine Engineer and resident in Hull at the time of his initiation in to Bayon's Lodge in Market Rasen. The annotation at the end of the register is that he "Died on Active Service 5/2/17."
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