Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.131 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 38A GQS | |
| 3. Memorial: | Ruhleben Camp Masonic List of POW | ||
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Master of the SS Llanover at the time of the census in 1901, aged 27. He went on to be Master of the SS Windsor Hall, and ended up a Prisoner of War at the Ruhleben Camp.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Windsor Hall |
| Action : POW |
PoW includes men who are identified as having died whilst formal Prisoners of War.
Detail :
SS WINDSOR HALL, built by W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland in 1910 and owned at the time of her loss by Hansen Bros., Ltd, London, was a British steamer of 3.693 tons. On January 17th, 1918, WINDSOR HALL, on a voyage from Karachi to Marseille with a cargo of barley and grain, was sunk by the German submarine UB-66 (Fritz Wernicke), 45 miles NW Alexandria. 27 persons were lost. UB-66 was never heard of again after this action
Probate OWEN Dan of Talywerydd Newquay Cardiganshire died on or since 17 January 1918 Probate London 5 July to Annie Owen widow Evan Owen shipowner and Abraham Thomas James barrister. Effects £3586 15s. 3d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Barry No. 2357 E.C. | South Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th August 1907 | - | - |
The contribution record of Barry Lodge shows that Dan was "Presumed Killed Jan 1918" and has a further note "Prisonered by Submarine. Since Missing." He was initiated into the lodge in 1907, when he was a 33 year old Master Mariner from Newquay. He advanced no further than that of Entered Apprentice.
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