Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Dive Copse British Cemetery | III. H. 17. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.117 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 23C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Edith Bradshaw of The Toll House Wimblington Cambs.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6/Northamptonshire Regiment |
6th (Service) Battalion Formed at Northampton in September 1914 as part of K2 and attached as Army Troops to 18th (Eastern) Division. Moved to Colchester. November 1914 :transferred to 54th Brigade in same Division. Moved to Salisbury Plain in May 1915. 26 July 1915 : landed in France. |
| 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.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Brownrigg Lodge of Unity No. 1424 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
2nd May 1917 | 6th June 1917 | 26th September 1917 |
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: 2017-08-29 06:58:36