Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Wailly Orchard Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 3A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Son of Martha M. Bailey, of St. Audries, Thomastown, Merthyr Tydfil, and the late Henry Bailey (also a Freemason late of Loyal Cambrian Lodge)Education & Career :
Municipal General Clerk (1911), Traveller (1913)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 8th Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) |
8th (Service) Battalion Formed at Lancaster in October 1914 as part of K3 and attached to 76th Brigade, 25th Division. Landed in France 27 September 1915. 15 October 1915 : Brigade moved to 3rd Division. |
| Action : The First Battles of the Somme 1918 and associated actions |
21 March - 4 July 1918. The Battles of the Somme in 1918 were mostly concerned with stemming the German advance which started in March 1918 and which made considerable gains in the Somme/Arras sector. Utilising surplus troops which had become available following the surrender of Russia after the October Revolution, the Germans gambled on a massive campaign that could win the war in the west before the USA could bring its resources to bear. Initial gains were in places spectacular but eventually dogged resistance coupled with supply problems and sheer exhaustion closed down the battle. Other attacks were launched along the front to probe the Allied defences but the same pattern of initial gains followed by stalemate prevailed. British casualties were almost 345,000.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Loyal Cambrian No. 110 E.C. | South Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd December 1913 | 5th February 1914 | 5th March 1914 |
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