Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension | VIII. C. 4. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.119 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 49B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of John and Sarah Elizabeth Coales, of Wellingborough; husband of Annie E. K. Coales, of 7, Market Sq., Wellingborough.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 6/Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) |
6th (Service) Battalion Formed at Maidstone on 14 August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 37th Brigade in 12th (Eastern) Division. Moved initially to Colchester and on to Purfleet in September 1914 before going to billets in Hythe in December. Moved to Aldershot in February 1915. 1 June 1915 : landed at Boulogne. |
| 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 : | Hatton No. 3041 E.C. | Northampton & Huntingdon |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th March 1912 | 1st April 1912 | 7th September 1912 |
Steward
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