Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Vendegies Cross Roads British Cemetery Bermerain | A.13 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 3A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Early Life :
First son, seventh child of Thomas John, Timber Merchant, and Amy Saul, resident at Waveney House, 10 Euston Road, Great Yarmouth (1881-1911).Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 7th Battalion The Suffolk Regiment |
| Action : The Final Advance in Picardy |
17 October - 11 November 1918. The final stage of the British advance saw them cross the Selle and the Sambre rivers as the relentless pressure was kept on the retreating Germans. By the 11th November 1918 the British army had returned to Mons, where it all started for them back in August 1914 when it made its first contact with the Germans, and where the war stopped when the Armistice was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
5th. Bn. Norf. R. 5/2197. Sgt., 17th. Bn. Norf. R. 5/2197., 10th. Bn. Rif. Brig. B/200148
Detail :
Records point to his service being with the 7th Suffolks - its war diary shows that they during that week "Individual Training" was being conducted.
Probate SAUL Herbert Lepard of Balmoor House Peterhead Aberdeenshire died 24 October 1918 in France Probate London 25 April to Thomas Park Burnett herring curer and exporter. Effects £914 18s. 8d.
For his service he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Friendship No. 100 E.C. | Norfolk |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
24th May 1917 | - | - |
His death was recorded at a meeting of his Lodge on the 21st November 1918 where "?Brethren stood in silent tribute to the memory of Herbert Saul." He was "killed in action" during the Battle of Selle on the 24th October 1918. Recorded as a 2nd Lieutenant, resident at Great Yarmouth at the time of membership of Lodge of Friendship.
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