Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Croydon (Queen'S Road) Cemetery | HH. 2. 34304. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 58D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2nd Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) |
1/2nd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers) August 1914 : at Tufton Street in Westminster. Part of 1st London Brigade, 1st London Division. Moved on mobilisation to guarding the Amesbury-Southampton docks railway. 4 September 1914 : sailed with Brigade from Southampton to Malta, arriving Valetta 14 September. 2 January 1915 : left Malta, arrived at Marseilles on 6 January. 21 February 1915 : joined the 17th Brigade in 6th Division. 14 October 1915 : transferred with the Brigade to 24th Division. 9 February 1916 : transferred to 169th Brigade in 56th (London) Division. |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
Christopher Septimus RADLEY was a Private in the 1/21 London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles). He was born 23rd January 1884, the son of the late William and Sarah Jane Radley. He was educated at Whitgift Grammar School Croydon. In common with many men he had joined a Territorial Battalion. He did not serve overseas with the battalion as he died of pneumonia in the UK.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | James Speller No. 3577 E.C. | Surrey |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th March 1912 | 2nd April 1912 | 9th May 1912 |
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