Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Pozieres Memorial | Panel 54 to 56. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 23C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Rose Edith Steven on of 19 Thrift St. Wollaston Wellingborough.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 7/Northamptonshire Regiment |
7th (Service) Battalion Formed at Northampton in September 1914 as part of K3 and attached to 73rd Brigade in 24th Division. Moved to the South Downs and into billets in Southwick between November 1914 and April 1915. Moved on to Woking in June 1915. 2 September 1915 : landed at Boulogne. |
| Action : The First Battles of the Somme 1918 and associated actions |
21 March - 4 July 1918. The Battles of the Somme in 1918 were mostly concerned with stemming the German advance which started in March 1918 and which made considerable gains in the Somme/Arras sector. Utilising surplus troops which had become available following the surrender of Russia after the October Revolution, the Germans gambled on a massive campaign that could win the war in the west before the USA could bring its resources to bear. Initial gains were in places spectacular but eventually dogged resistance coupled with supply problems and sheer exhaustion closed down the battle. Other attacks were launched along the front to probe the Allied defences but the same pattern of initial gains followed by stalemate prevailed. British casualties were almost 345,000.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Light of the North No. 1308 E.C. | Northern India |
| Joined : | Brownrigg Lodge of Unity No. 1424 E.C. | East Kent |
| Joined : | Lodge Burnett No. 3284 E.C. | Bombay |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
16th July 1906 | 16th September 1906 | 2nd October 1906 |
Joined Brownrigg Lodge of Unity, Poona (Bombay) on the 3rd May 1916. Petitioning and founding member of Lodge Burnett No. 3284 on 31st December 1908. Initiated into Lodge Light of the North No. 1308 in 1906.
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