Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Struma Military Cemetery | VII.B.9 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.136 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 5B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of John and Miriam Stockhausen, of Stewart Town, Trelawney, Jamaica, British West Indies.Ivan Lancelot Stockhausen was born and brought up in Jamaica where his family owned sugar plantations.
Education & Career :
Wolmer Trust High School for Boys, Kingston and Jamaica College.
Jamaica, West Indies
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 17 Squadron |
| Action : Salonika |
In October 1915 a combined Franco-British force of some two large brigades was landed at Salonika (today called Thessalonika) with the objective to help the Serbs in their fight against Bulgarian aggression. However before they could be employed the Serbs were beaten. Over the next three years the Salonika front was static, with heavily fortified trench lines, and only minor adjustments by both sides. More troops were sent to Salonika particularly after the withdrawal from Gallipoli. Disease and climate were no lesser enemies than the Turks.
He joined the British West India Regiment, came with it to Britain in 1915 and was gazetted a second lieutenant that December. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in November 1916 where he served with 17 Squadron on reconnaissance and scout duties on the Struma front in Salonika.
Detail :
Killed in ariel combat Salonica Oct 3 1917. Killed in Action with Lieut Charles Victor MacGregor Watson in a BE2e (Serial not recorded) (David Barnes)
Stockhausen and his twenty-year-old fellow airman Lieutenant Charles Victor MacGregor Watson were killed in aerial combat over enemy lines near Seres on 3 October 1917.
Out in Macedonia, 17 and 47 Squadron have been carrying out work of reconnaissance and bombing raids on German aerodromes.
On the day, the prominent German ace in the area Rudolph Von Eschwege, from FAb30 claimed his 16th victory when he shot down a BE2e from 17 Squadron RFC near Sarmusakli, East of the lines.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal No. 207 E.C. | Jamaica & The Caymans |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th March 1912 | 25th April 1912 | 1st July 1912 |
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