Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tyne Cot Memorial | Panel 93 to 94. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 38B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of William and Mary Radford, of Liverpool; husband of Gertrude Radford, of 9, Avondale Rd., Hoylake, Cheshire.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 9/Welsh Regiment |
9th (Service) Battalion Formed at Cardiff on 9 September 1914 as part of K2 and moved to Salibsury Plain, attached to 58th Brigade in 19th (Western) Division. billets in Basingstoke in November 1914. Moved to Weston super mare in January 1915 and on to Perham Down in May 1915. Landed at Boulogne mid July 1915. |
| Action : The Battles of the Lys |
9 April - 29 April 1918. As the first phase of the great German campaign of 1918 lost momentum and failed in its objective to split the British and French armies, subsidiary attacks were shift the balance of the attack and to seek opportunities to exploit other sectors. On the Lys the Germans initially enjoyed spectacular success against a Portuguese Division but the gap was soon plugged and the advance halted.
Detail :
Enlisted Hoylake. 65302 Corporal JOHN WILLIAM RADFORD
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Hilbre No. 2375 E.C. | Cheshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
27th April 1916 | 25th May 1916 | 28th September 1916 |
Listed as a 35 year old Manager from Holylake in 1916 at time of initiation. He is shown "Killed in Action."
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