Major
Edward Lawrence BADDELEY
TD
Infantry
Died: 6th June 1915 - Age: 44

Commemorated:

1. Memorial:Lancashire Landing CemeteryA. 10.
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.115
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour55B GQS
    

Awards & Titles:

Territorial Decoration
 

Early Life :

Eldest son of the late Dr. Baddeley of Whalley, Lancashire and of Mrs Marion Emmet, of Southport

Family :

Mary Elizabeth nee Oakley, of Brook Cottage, Combs, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire.

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: 8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers 

1/8th Battalion August 1914 : in Salford. Part of Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade, East Lancashire Division. 25 September 1914 : landed in Egypt. 5 May 1915 : landed on Gallipoli. 26 May 1915 : formation became 125th Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. 28 December 1915 : landed on Mudros and proceeded to Egypt. 27 February 1917 : landed Marseilles and proceeded to the Western Front.

Action : Gallipoli 

The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.

Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.

BADDELEY, EDWARD LAWRENCE. Major, 1/8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (T.F.). Elder son of the late John Bratton Baddeley, of Whalley, co.Lancaster, Born. Whalley, 12 July. 1870 ; educated at Macclesfield, and was admitted a solicitor in June, 1893. but did not practice, being secretary to Messrs. W. T. Glover A- Co of Trafford Park Manchester who were Cable Makers. Major Baddeley joined the Halifax (1st Volunteer Battn. Duke of Wellington's) Volunteers as a Private in 1888, and obtained his commission, 21 March, 1900. in the 3rd Volunteer Battn The King's Liverpool Regt., and afterwards transferred into the Lancashire Fusiliers Southport Volunteers. Obtained his majority in the 8th Territorial Battn. of the Lancashire Fusiliers. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for Imperial service, went out to Egypt with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and was killed in action at Gallipoli 6th June. 1915, being then second in command. He helped to form one of the first cycle corps in England. He held the Volunteer Long Service medal and the Territorial Decoration. Major Baddeley was a leading member of the Southport Yachting Club. He was married. Source; RUVIGNY VOL 1

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Lord Kitchener No. 3402 E.C.Cyprus

Initiated
Passed
Raised
23rd December 1914
20th January 1915
17th February 1915
 

He was only a Freemason for a short time having been initiated into Lord Kitchener Lodge in Cairo; 4 months later he was to lose his life at Gallipoli. His Grand Lodge Certificate was never issued.

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