Name
Reginald J Moss
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/11/1916
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
23518
Bedfordshire Regiment
4th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY
V.B.13.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Stevenage Old Town Memorial
St Nicholas' Church Memorial, Stevenage Old Town
Holy Trinity Church Memorial Roll of Honour, Stevenage Old Town
Pre War
Reginald was the son of James & Martha Moss of 12 Huntingdon Road, Stevenage. Before joining the Army, he was employed as a Plumbers Assistant.
Wartime Service
The 13th November 1916 was the first day of the Battle of Ancre with the British army advancing along the River Ancre to capture the village of Beaumont Hamel. The Battalion were in the Beaucourt sector in preparation for an attack on the village which commenced at 6.45am and very heavy casualties occurred among the officers and NCO’s of the Battalion as they reached, and got into the German frontline. Overall, the Battalion suffered some 195 casualties on this day, including 82 men who were either killed or missing, one of whom was Reginald Moss. He is buried in the Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, Somme, France. His brother, James, died of heart failure a year earlier whilst serving with the Hertfordshire Regiment in France.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
