Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 49D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal Silver War Badge 184423 | ||
Early Life :
Born 1895, son of William Mortimer and Elizabeth Ann Rhind.Attended Brompton Choir Elementary School and Sloane Secondary School (today Pimlico Comprehensive School).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) |
1/18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles) August 1914 : at Duke of York's Headquarters, Chelsea. Part of 5th London Brigade, 2nd London Division. Moved on mobilisation to St Albans area. 10 March 1915 : landed at Le Havre. 11 May 1915 : formation became 141st Brigade in 47th (2nd London) Division. |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
590439 Rifleman of the 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles). Enlisted almost immediately on the 10th August, 1914 at the Duke of York's Headquarters, Chelsea aged 19. An entry on the medal roll shows his service between 9th March, 1915 to 25th February, 1916, which is confirmed by his service record. By November, 1916 Hugh is transferred to the Reserve, principally because he was wounded in action 25th September, 1915 having received a gun shot wound to his left foot.
Probate RHIND Hugh Mortimer of 252 Fulham-road Middlesex died 8 February 1912 at the Colindale Hospital Hendon Middlesex Administration (limited) London 1 July to Alexander George Rhind builder. Effects £94 12s. 4d.
It is uncertain of the reason why he died young, whether from those wounds received in action or due to the Spanish Influenza pandemic, rife at the time.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Neleus No. 3062 E.C. | Buckinghamshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
26th July 1919 | 30th August 1919 | 15th May 1920 |
In 1919 at the time of his initiation into Neleus Lodge No. 3062, Hugh was a listed a 24 year old Electrical Engineer of Fulham Road, London SW. His contribution record shows no war service but is closed out with the comment "Died 8/2/21." His death would have been too late for inclusion into the original working of the Masonic Roll of Honour, but is included as a Corporal upon the 1940 scroll.
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