Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.136 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 1B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Elizabeth Ethel Thomas, of 44, Plasturton Avenue, Cardiff.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 16/Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
16th (Service) Battalion Formed at Llandudno in November 1914 by the Welsh National Executive Committee from recruits surplus to 13th Bn. November 1914 : attached to 128th Brigade, 43rd Division at Llandudno. 28 April 1915 : formation became the 113th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division. Moved to Winchester in August 1915 and landed in France in December 1915. |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Detail :
The unit's war diary shows and entry on the 9th May 1918:
"Casualties. OFFICERS . 2/Lt R. W. Thomas - KILLED (attd TMB)"
[Trench Mortar Battery].
Probate: "THOMAS Rufus Wlliam of 163 Brick-lane Bethnal Green Middlesex second-lieutenant 16th Royal Welsh Fusiliers attached trench mortar battery died 9 May 1918 in France Probate London 30 July to Elizabet Eva Thomas widow. Effects £382 19s."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Egyptian No. 27 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th December 1911 | 7th March 1912 | 4th April 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