Completed Raymond Basford

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Private 40754 Raymond Basford
Abt 1896 -1/10/1918 (22)

Dob abt 1896 Dudley

Baptism
Staffordshire Great Bridge St Luke Mission
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 234
Baptism date 06 Feb 1896
Person forename Raymond John
Person sex M
Father forename William
Mother forename Elizabeth Ann
Father surname BASFORD
Person abode 61 Horseley Heath
Father occupation Painter

Parents William Basford & Elizabeth Ann Webb

Parents Marriage
16/4/1894 Staffordshire Ocker Hill St Mark
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 397
Marriage date 16 Apr 1894
Groom forename William
Groom surname BASFORD
Groom age 28
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Painter
Groom abode Moorfields - Horseley Heath
Bride forename Elizabeth Ann
Bride surname WEBB
Bride age 26
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Ocker Hill
Groom father forename John
Groom father surname BASFORD
Groom father occupation Beerhouse Keeper
Bride father forename George
Bride father surname WEBB
Bride father occupation Lock Keeper (deceased)
Witness1 Reuben WEBB
Witness2 Mary WEBB
Notes Witness 2 signs X

1901 317 Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
William Basford (36, House Painter, born West Bromwich), his wife Elizabeth (35, born West Bromwich), and their 3 children: Edith (7, born Tipton), Raymond (5, born Tipton), and Dorothy (3, born Tipton).

1911 51 Gate Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
William Basford (44, House Painter, born West Bromwich), his wife Elizabeth Ann (43, born West Bromwich), and their 5 children: Edith Helen (16, Laundry Maid, born Tipton), Raymond John (15, Errand Boy, born Tipton), Dorothy May (13, born Tipton), Hattie Irene (8, born Tipton) and Daisy Isobel (18 months, born Tipton).

WW1 Records
Private 40754 Raymond Basford
Died of Wounds on Tuesday, 1st October 1918, age 22.
Buried in Grave D. 13. at Thilloy Road Cemetery, Beaulencourt, Pas De Calais, France.
2nd Bn., Worcestershire Regiment. 100th Brigade of 33rd Division.
Formerly 40754 in 2/7th Worcestershire Regiment.
Only son of Mr William and Mrs Elizabeth Ann Basford, of 51 Gate Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Dudley, Resident: Tipton.
First landed France & Flanders, post 31st December 1915.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Dod 1/10/1918 (22) Died of wounds France

Buried in Grave D. 13. at Thilloy Road Cemetery, Beaulencourt, Pas De Calais, France.

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/194084/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247 ... nd-basford

Commemorated on the Tipton Library Memorial.

Any other info
Tipton Herald 2nd November 1918
ANOTHER OF THE GLORIOUS WORCESTERS TO FALL IN ACTION.
Mr. and Mrs. Basford, 51, Gate Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, have received the sad news that their only son, Private Raymond Basford, was killed in action on October 1st. He enlisted in the 1/7th Worcesters on March 8th 1915, and was wounded on July 4th, 1916. After going abroad again he was transferred to the 2nd Worcesters, and was with them until the time of his death. He was wounded on April 15th last in the battle of the Marne, but did not come to England. Before enlisting he was employed by Mr. Milton Dudley, Tower Street Works, Dudley, as a coach smith. He was 19 years of age when he enlisted and was 22 on the 12th of last January.

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