Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Mory Street Military Cemetery, St. Leger | B. 3. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 44A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2/Coldstream Guards |
2nd Battalion August 1914 : in Windsor. Part of 4th (Guards) Brigade, 2nd Division. 20 August 1915 : transferred to 1st Guards Brigade, Guards Division |
| Action : The Advance in Flanders |
18 August - 6 September 1918 The start of the pressure on German gains of Spring 1918 and the reoccupation of ground south of Ypres.
He left the services and entered the Police Force. He was to become a Police Constable from 6th January 1914. The record show he "Joined Army 5th Aug 1914", when he enlisted. The administrative note shows that he was resigned from the police force on 22nd July 1918. It was in April 1914 he married Mary Ann Priscilla Geach.
7231 WOII Frederick Robert Staite, Coldstream Guards.
His service in the war meant he was absent for voting in a 1918 election registered in Erdington, Birmingham.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Comrades No. 2740 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th December 1915 | 18th January 1916 | 14th April 1916 |
His name in the 1921 Book, The Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 shows his name as Robert Frederick. In the contribution records and other sources he is known as Frederick Robert Staite, and that he was "Killed in Action Sept 1918."
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: 2019-09-07 16:45:34