Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

My brother-in-law has sent me this info - the WW1 obit for his gt-gt-uncle Alfred Radley. I've got the census info etc on the family but am interested in the info about Messrs Graham, Son & Hay (Alfred was a merchant's clerk in the 1911 census) and what is the Hamer Lodge 1393?

Looking on CWGC, he was in the 2/7th KLR with the regimental number 242285 so any info about his service/death would also be appreciated

Newspaper Obit: Liverpool Echo Wednesday October 16 1918: A Kensington Private. Private A. Radley, K.L.R., killed in action on September 27, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Radley of 27 Roma Road, Kensington. Before joining up he was on the staff, from boyhood, of Messrs. Graham, Son, and Hay, Stanley Street. He was a member of the Hamer Lodge 1393. In writing home a few hours before he went into the action which cost him his life, Private Radley said: I am in the best of spirits, and confident I shall come home through all right.”
Mr. J.M. Hay has written to Mr. Radley, paying tribute to the worth and high character of his son. A younger son is at present in the hospital wounded.

Hamer Lodge sounds like freemasons. Have you tried the 'Directory of Directories' which has been compiled by members? It could lead to the nature of Graham, sons etc business.
D

There is a article in the Liverpool Echo for him I don't know if you already have it.

PRIVATE A. RADLEY 16TH OCTOBER 1918

I have that thanks Katie.

Cheers for the tip Daggers, for anyone that's interested I now know that Messrs Graham, Son and Hay were Sugar merchants who were in Stanley St until the company was 'wound up voluntarily' in 1929.

Also, you were right, Hamer Lodge was the freemasons and they met in the Masonic Hall on Hope St.

Many thanks

Amanda