Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Etaples Military Cemetery | XIX. R. 6A. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 26A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Thomas Lear and Bessie Soper, of Plymouth; husband of Vera Soper, of 71, Beaumont Rd., Plymouth.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers |
9th (Service) Battalion Formed at Hounslow on 21 August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. Landed in France in May 1915. |
| 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 Prudence No. 1550 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th May 1912 | 1st June 1912 | 3rd August 1912 |
21 year old Warehouseman from Devonport. War Service is recorded followed by "Died 9th May/17."
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
Last Updated: 2021-02-03 14:37:30