Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | H.A.C. Cemetery Ecoust-St. Mein | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 7A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of James and Ann Shackleton, of Hebden Bridge, Yorks; husband of Jessie E. Shackleton, of 6, Oaklands Rd., Bedford.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/4 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) |
"2/4th Battalion Formed at Halifax in September 1914 as a home service (""second line"") unit. Moved to Derbyshire. 1 March 1915 : attached to 186th Brigade in 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division. Moved to Thoresby Park (Ollerton) in May 1915. Moved in October 1915 to Retford, November 1915 to Newcastle, January 1916 to Salisbury Plain, June 1916 Halesworth, October 1916 to Bedford. Landed in France in January 1917. " |
| Action : The Arras Offensive and associated actions |
9 April - 16 June 1917. The Arras Offensive consisted of a series of linked attacks starting with the Anglo Canadian assault on the dominant Vimy Ridge feature through the battles in the Scarpe River valley and up to the assaults on the Hindenburg line in the summer of 1917.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Prince Frederick No. 307 E.C. | Yorkshire (West Riding) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
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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