Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.131 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 43D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Son of William and Charlotte Oughterson of Greenock, Renfrewshire. For some time lived at Greenock, Scotland.Married June 1883.
He had a daughter, Charlotte Annie born 1885.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Army Service Corps |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Captain: 11th November, 1882
Major: 1st April, 1892
Lieutenant-Colonel: 1st April, 1898
Colonel: 1st April, 1902.
He retired circa 1908 where Harts Army List shows James as a substantive Colonel with the post of Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport, Aldershot Command. The Peerage shows that he gained the rank of Colonel in the 18th Royal Irish Regiment.
Detail :
He died in 1916 after a full career and is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery, and his death does not apparently appear connected to the war effort, but doesnt seem likely that this "old soldier" would have participated or contributed nothing.
The Broad Arrow of 3rd January, 1917 shows: "Royal Irish Regiment (18th).- Col. C.J. Oughterson, Secretary to the County of London Territorial Force Association, died on the 10th ult., at his residence, Montrose, Wimbledon Park. Born in 1852, he joined the regiment in 1873, transferring subsequently to the Army Service Corps. He attained the rank of colonel in April 1903, and went on half-pay from the Staff in February 1908, retiring in the following April."
Probate OUGHTERSON James Charles of 32 Arthur-road Wimbledon died 10 December 1916 Probate London 20 February to the Public Trustee. Effects £5052 1s.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | No. | |
| Joined : | Nil Sine Labore No. 2736 E.C. | London |
| Joined : | Aldershot Army and Navy No. 1971 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
| Joined : | St. Michael's No. 2253 E.C. | Barbados & E. Carbibean |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th February 1890 | 18th February 1890 | 18th February 1890 |
James entered the English Constitution from No. 1 Lodge Scottish Constitution on the 18th February, 1890 when he was garrisoned at Bridgetown, Barbados. His first E.C. lodge was St. Michael s Lodge No. 2253. He went on to join Aldershot Army & Navy 1971 22nd October 1896, whilst as a Major in the Army Service Corps and resident at Aldershot. Listed as a Past Master of Nil Labore Sine Lodge No. 2763, for which lodge he is recorded against the 1940 scroll. He became a member of this lodge, connected with the Army Service / Army Ordnance Corps on 3rd December, 1898.
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