Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Lapugnoy Military Cemetery | I. F. 41. | |
| 2. Website: | Comrades Lodge No. 2976. | ||
| 3. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 4. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 48A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Queen's South Africa Medal 3 Clasps Long Service & Good Conduct Medal | ||
Early Life :
Born to John Henry and Alicia Sarah (nee Good), in Bangalore India where he grew up attending the Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore. He also was resident at Cuddapah, Tamil Nadu where his sister Maud was born (1878). When he was about 6, his sister Charlotte Saalfeldt died; she was 13. Another sister died in Vepery, Madras in 1915 and also his father in Bangalore in 1916.Married Margaret White early 1906 at Alton, Hampshire.
Kathleen Agnes Andree was registered as born in Quarter 1 1907 in Colchester Essex, and James William Andree was registered as born in Quarter 3 1902, which fit nicely into the timeframe but it is supposition to believe that these are his children. It is only the rarity of the name which leads credence that this information might be true
Family :
Margaret (nee White) b.1883- Possibly born in Colombo, Western Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Kathleen Agnes
Edwin William Good Andree b.1913-d.1994 Born in Northampton.
Education & Career :
Professional Soldier
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The South African War 1880-1881, South Africa.
- The Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, South Africa.
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 12th Division Train |
| Action : Actions in Spring 1916 |
Actions in Spring 1916 covers a number of non specific actions on the Western Front in the period February to the end of June 1916. Much of this period concerned the build up to the Battle of the Somme, particularly the acclimatisation of the Service Battalions (Kitchener Volunteers) to trench routine. As the Battle of the Somme occupied the plans for 1916 no significant efforts were made in other sectors. Many of the casualties could be considered 'routine'. During the period December to June 1916 5845 British soldiers died in 'minor trench operations'.
Detail :
Book: The Order of the Crest: Tracing the Alumni of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School "Sergeant William Good Andree (1880) served in the Boer War as part of the 2nd North Hampshire Regiment and earned himself a Medal with Three Clasps. He earned another Medal during the Second Boer War of 1899. He retired with a 'good conduct and long service medal', only to be requisitioned again on the commencement of the First World War. Standing at 6'4" in his socks, he was part of the 12th Division Train of the Royal Army Services Corps when he was killed in action in France on 7 May 1916. He was a lodge master of Essex Freemasons."
If his path followed the Northamptonshire Regiment, he would have gone on to Malta in 1911 and Egypt before coming part of 8th Division landing in France around November 1914. At some point he transferred to the Army Service Corps. Company Quarter Master Sergeant William Good Andree was died in the service of his King and his Country on 7th May 1916. He is respectfully interred Plot I. Row F Grave 41 at Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Comrades Lodge No. 2976 E.C. | Essex |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
21st April 1908 | 18th May 1908 | 8th June 1908 |
William Andree is no. 196 in the register of members of the lodge and was initiated as a Sergeant (serving with the 2nd Bn. Northampton Regiment) into Comrades Lodge on 21 April 1908 aged 33, passed 18 May 1908 and raised 08 June 1908. The minute books, as is typical of the times shows 4 entries for most individuals. WG Andree is recorded on Pages 86/89 for a proposition as candidate, initiation, passing and raising respectively. He is also recorded on the rare list of members on Page 109 - 20th December 1909.
Master Mason
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