Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Clevedon (St. Andrew) Churchyard | 26A | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.137 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 3D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Jonas Nelson Trayler and Elizabeth Trayler; husband of Eunice Elizabeth Trayler, of Trewent, Wraxall, Bristol.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: The Devonshire Regiment |
| Action : No Data |
No Data has been recorded for the final action, because none has yet been found. If you have any information to offer, please contact the Project Team so we can add.
Detail :
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 12 August 1915 "The Devonshire Regiment. -11th Battalion: Temporary Captain John N. Trayler relinquishes his commission, on account of ill-health, dated 12th August."
His death is recorded in the Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser 8th December 1915 "TRAYLER- Nov.27, at Hallam-road, Clevedon, John Nelson Trayler (late Captain 11th Batt. Devon Regt., elder son of Mr. J.N. Trayler, of Friarn-street, Bridgwater."
Wells Journal 10th December 1915 "BRIDGWATER - BEREAVED FAMILIES.-Much sympathy has been expressed with Councillor J. N. Trayler, of Friarn-street, in the loss he has sustained by the death of his eldest son-Captain Trayler, of the 11th Batt. Devon Regiment. the deceased officer had suffered from a long illness contracted whilst on military duties, and died at the residence of his father-in-law (Mr. John Sully) at Clevedon. At a committee meeting of the Town Council, the Mayor (Councillor F. G. Haggett) made sympathetic reference to the loss sustained by Councillor Trayler, also by Mr. R. J. Letherby-assistant to the Town Clerk- whose eldest son (Private C.J. Letherby, of the Canadian Contingent) has been killed in action and resolutions of sympathy were passed with the bereaved families."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Perpetual Friendship No. 135 E.C. | Somerset |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
14th March 1904 | 10th October 1904 | 13th February 1905 |
Roll lists as TRAYLOR
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