Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, French Extension | A.37 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.121 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 22B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Market Gardener, Paignton (1911). Roll lists CorporalService Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 24th (Service) Battalion (2nd Sportsman's) Royal Fusiliers |
24th (Service) Battalion (2nd Sportsman's) Formed in London on 20 November 1914 by E.Cunliffe-Owen. June 1915 : attached to 99th Brigade, 33rd Division. Landed at Boulogne in November 1915. 13 December 1915 : transferred to 5th Brigade in 2nd Division. |
| 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'.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Torbay No. 1358 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
27th December 1911 | 30th January 1912 | 27th February 1912 |
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