Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Holywell (Zion) Congregational Chapelyard | On left side of main path. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 60D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
A detailed biography is available at Flintshire War MemorialsHusband of the late Elizabeth Jane Owen (later Corkhill). Master Mariner (1916).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HM Tug Stolic |
| 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 :
H.M. Tug "Stolic" Royal Naval Reserve (formerly 753 Welsh Horse Reserve). He died at the Royal Naval Reserve Hospital, Plymouth on 26 June 1917, aged 55 years.
Newpaper Clipping- Source Unknown. Date probably 29 June 1917. "PULFORD-June 25, at the Royal Naval Hopsital, Plymouth, aged 55 years, Lieutenant Samuel Pulford R.N.R (Basingwerk Lodge of Freemasons 3753), the loved husband of Elizabeth Pulford, of "Hillglen," Prestatyn, and late of Holywell. Funeral leaves Perthyterfyr, Holywell N.W., today (Friday), at 2.30 p.m., for Seion Cemetery, Holywell (3.15 p.m.)."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Basingwerk No. 3753 E.C. | North Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th August 1916 | 27th October 1916 | 24th November 1916 |
The contribution record of the Lodge shows that he "Died 26.6.17."
"Following his death he received a Masonic Funeral. At 2.30pm on Friday 29 June 1917 members of the Basingwerk Masonic Lodge adjourned their meeting and formed themselves into a procession wearing their Masonic Regalia, and proceeded to the house where the remains of Samuel Pulford lay and from there marched to Zion Cemetery, Carmel, Holywell, the place of internment. At the conclusion of the burial ceremony all the members of the Lodge dropped sprigs of Acacia onto the coffin and returned to the Masonic Lodge to resume their meeting."
Also commemorated on the Holywell and Prestatyn War Memorials).
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