Name
Herbert Edward Basham
1898
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
30/10/1918
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
266304
Suffolk Regiment
1st/6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Searched but not found
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BELLS HILL BURIAL GROUND
Plot A.3. Grave 224
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
NOT DEAD TO THOSE WHO LOVED HIM NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE
UK & Other Memorials
Arkley Village Memorial, St Peter's Church Memorial, Arkley, Not on the Potters Bar memorials, We are not aware of any Bells Hill memorial
Pre War
Herbert Edward was born in 1898 in Potters Bar to Edward Basham, a farm worker, and Kezia (nee Taylor).
On the 1901 Census Herbert was living at Darkes Lodge, Park Lane, South Mimms with his parents and older sister Daisy (born 1895). On the 1911 Census he was at Field Cottage, Rowley Green, Arkley again with his parents (Father was a cowman on farm)
Wartime Service
No Service record was found for Herbert. He enlisted as a Territorial Soldier with Suffolk Regiment as Private in 1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion.
Herbert was renumbered in the Territorial Force in 1917 as 266304. The 1/6th Battalion had been formed at Ipswich in 1914 and did not serve overseas. This would account for the non-award of medals. Herbert at some time was transferred to the 691 Company, Labour Corps as Private 438508. Herbert died of Pneumonia on 30 Oct 1918 at Military Hospital, Bury St Edmunds and was interred at Bells Hill Burial Ground, Barnet, Herts.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £6 5s and arrears of £1 5s was paid to his father.
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams, Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
