Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Honiton 1914-18 War Memorial | Honiton | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 4C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Born in 1882 in Burraton, Cornwall. His wife, Flossie, was resident at The Lamb Inn, High Street, Honiton, Devon.Education & Career :
Farmer, Branscombe (1904).
Publican (1917).
Royal Navy (1917-1918)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Onyx |
| 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.
Detail :
"Died from disease" which is elaborated on in the service record showing "Influenza and Pneumonia" at the R.N. Hospital, Chatham.
Probate record: ACKLAND, William of Honiton, Devonshire - Able Seaman, Royal Navy - Died 29th October 1918 at the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth. Probate 30 December to Flossie Alice Ackland, widow. Effects £744 10s. 7d.
He is buried in St. Michael's Churchyard in Honiton, Devon.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Perseverance No. 164 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
2nd November 1904 | 7th December 1904 | 11th January 1905 |
The 1921 book the Roll of Honour only shows a W. Ackland recorded. With these parameters there are too many Acklands, but the registers of the United Grand Lodge of England for Lodge of Perseverance show that this is William Ackland, who is int he register is annotated as "Died 1st November 1918", and further as a 22 year old Farmer from Branscombe. The Lodge is located at Sidmouth.
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