Name
Horace Batchelor
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
15/09/1916
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
20779
Bedfordshire Regiment
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 2 C
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Flamstead Village Memorial, St Mary the Virgin Church Roll of Honour, Flamstead, St Leonard's Church Roll of Honour, Flamstead, We are not aware of any memorial in Trowley Bottom
Pre War
Recorded as born in Flamstead (possibly the postal town for Trowley Bottom) and living there when he enlisted in Bedford.
Wartime Service
Relieved 8th Middlesex in trenches north-east of Leuze Wood (12/9). Two attacks made on The Quadrilateral (13/9) - B Company bombing its way about 100 yards along german trench at 6am but forced to retire.
Later, in frontal attack,enemy driven in from his advance post but the Quadrilateral was not taken. Renewed attack (15/9) also failed.. Wihdrew to reseve trenches south-east of Guillemont. Casualties since (13/9) - about 400 To Maltz Horn Farm (16/9), trenches south-east of Guillemontin reserve (18/9).
Acknowledgments
Simon Goodwin, Gareth Hughes
