Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tyne Cot Memorial | Panel 42 to 47 and 162. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 40D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/5 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) |
1/5th Battalion August 1914 : in York. Part of West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division. Moved on 10 August to Selby, end of the month to Strenshall and late October to York. In March 1915 moved to Gainsborough. 15 April 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 15 May1915 : formation became 146th Brigade, 49th (West Riding) Division. |
| 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.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Benevolentia No. 2549 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
16th June 1913 | 20th October 1913 | 24th November 1913 |
Discrepancies (Require checks, clarity or further research) :
Records at the United Grand Lodge of England record war service and "Killed in Action 24 April 1917
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