Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.130 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 32D GQS | |
| 3. Memorial: | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Flanders | ||
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Husband of Nellie Nearn. He is listed amongst the Metropolitan Police Archives as Herbert Cecil Nearn, warrant number 90582. Joined on 21 March 1904, and left on 2 Oct 1917. Last posted to X Division as a Police Sergeant.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Not Yet Known |
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| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
201470. 2nd/1st Bn. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). 14th September 1917. Age 33.
An article in a newspaper which is unreferenced and un-dated shows:- "EX-POLICE-SERGEANT H.C. NEARN. Much sympathy is felt in the district for Mrs. Nearn, 10a, Seaford-road, West Ealing, whose husband, ex-P.S. Herbert Cecil Nearn, of the Hanwell police force, died in France on Sept. 14 from wounds received in action in Belgium. The late Sgt. Nearn, who was highly esteemed by his colleagues, came to Hanwell, from the N. Division in September, 1914, having joined the police force in March, 1902. In March 1915, he enlisted in the City of London Fusiliers. He was wounded and down with a severe attack of rheumatism in hospital at Eastbourne in April this year, afterwards returning to Framley camp, and then to Belgium. Sgt. Nearn, who was a member of the Arnold Masonic Lodge (1981), leaves a widow and two small children."
For his service in the Great War he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Arnold No. 1981 E.C. | Surrey |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th May 1913 | 3rd June 1913 | 1st July 1913 |
Listed as a 29 year old Police Sergeant of C Division and resident around the St. Pancras area of London, in 1913, at the time of his initiation in to Arnold Lodge. His name in the register is spelled "Nearn." The contribution record show war service across 1915-1917, with a final comment that he is "Killed in Action Sepr 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