Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Arras Memorial, Faubourg d'Amiens | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.130 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 11B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of George G. Morcom, of Stuart House, Liskeard, Cornwall.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
1st Battalion August 1914 : in Ireland (at the Curragh). Part of 14th Brigade in 5th Division. Landed at Le Havre 15 August 1914. 12 January 1916 : transferred to 95th Brigade in same Division. November 1917 : moved with the Division to Italy but returned to France in April 1918. |
| 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 :
Probate MORCOM Frank Clifford of Stuart House Liskeard Cornwall second-lieutenant H.M. Army died 8 May 1917 in France on active service Administration London 1 August to Alberta Margaret Morcom widow. Effects £323 13s. 9d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St Martin's No. 510 E.C. | Cornwall |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th December 1915 | 7th November 1916 | 19th November 1916 |
Frank was 21 years old and employed as an Agricultural Merchant from Liskeard at the time of his initiation in 1915. His contribution record states "Killed on Active Service 8th May 1917."
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