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ARC TBC.Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:23 pm
by expat66
Haven't been able to work out who this soldier is
Any ideas?
From CWGC....
BASTABLE, S E
Rank: Private
Service No: 30195
Date of Death: 04/01/1917
Regiment/Service: Devonshire Regiment
9th Bn.
Grave Reference C. 22.
Cemetery MUNICH TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL
Additional Information:
Husband of R. Bastable, of 306, Halesowen Rd., Old Hill, Staffs.
Expat
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:00 am
by FarSide
off ancestry
Samson Edward Bastable
Birth Place: Smethwick, Staffs.
Death Date: 4 Jan 1917
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Old Hill, Staffs
Rank: Private
Regiment: Devonshire Regiment
Battalion: 9th (Service) Battalion
Number: 30195
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:09 am
by FarSide
Poss
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1910
BASTABLE Samson E HODGETTS Olive Blackheath, St Paul Dudley Register Office 012/004/486
West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1887
BASTABLE Samson E Oldbury Sandwell Register Office OLD/75/115
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:18 pm
by grangers14
That must be another Sampson
Theres this on Ancestry from the De Ruvignys Roll of honour
Private No 30195, C Coy, 12th Platoon, 9th service Battn. The Devonshire Regt
Son of Charles Edward Bastable of 306 Halesowen Road, Old Hill, Stafford. b Smethwick, co, Warwick, 31 Dec 1885. Educ Old Hill, co, Stafford was Bricklayrs labourer enlisted 5 April 1916. Served with the Expeditionary Force in france and Flanders from 6 Aug following and was killed in action at Beaumont Hamel 4 Jan 1917. Buried in Munich French Cemetry, north of Beaumont Hamel. unm (I presume this means unmarried?)
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:40 pm
by grangers14
Transcibed and looks like Bastabe
1891. Peartree Street, Rowley regis
Charles Bastabe, head, 34, Bricklayer
Ruth, wife, 31, nail maker
Charles, son, 12
Mary A, daur, 11,
Sampson, son, 8, Smethwick
Samuel, son, 2, Tipton
William, son, 5, Tipton
William Stringer, father in law, 72, formerly ironworks labourer, Tipton
Ruth, mother, 63 Hartlebury
others born in Rowley Regis
1901. Peartree Street, Rowley Regis
Charles Bastable, head, 45, Bricklayer
Ruth, wife, 42,
Samson, son, 18, Bricklayers labourer, Smethwick
William ,son, 15, Shackle Maker, Cosely
Sam, son, 12, Cosely
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:46 pm
by grangers14
Another Bastable/Basterfield
West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1877
STRINGER Ruth BASTERFIELD Charles Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/034/258
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:48 pm
by grangers14
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:41 pm
by rockyfowler
23 Dec 1877 St Thomas Dudley
Charles BASTERFIELD 20 B Bricklayer Dudley Father Sampson Basterfield Bricklayer
Ruth STRINGER 19 S Dudley Father William Stringer Labourer
After Banns The X Of Both
Wit; William Grovenor? X Ann Grovenor? X
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:43 pm
by rockyfowler
1881
BASTABLE, Charles Head Married M 24 1857 Bricklayer
Rowley Regis
Staffordshire
BASTABLE, Ruth Wife Married F 22 1859
Rowley Regis
Staffordshire
BASTABLE, Mary A Daughter Single F 1 1880
Rowley Regis
Staffordshire
Short Street, Rowley Regis
Staffordshire
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:12 am
by Northern Lass
If we think that is our Samson here
http://www.bcconnections.tribalpages.co ... =885766264does anyone wish to add the death info to Bcc
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:34 am
by grangers14
Ive added some info and death
Jo
Re: Another soldier on CWGC list.. SE Bastable died 1917
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:52 am
by Northern Lass
thanks expat and Jo
flagging to archive if we are done