[Listed as Lance Corporal on memorial] Private PS/10544, 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 7 October 1916. Aged 25. Born, resident and enlisted Southampton. Son of H. Mary Ashby, of Lingwood, Bassett, Southampton, and the late Morris Ashby. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) [London Gazette 26 September 1916]. In the 1891 census he was newborn, born North Stoneham, Hampshire, son of Morris and Harriet M Ashby, resident Winchester Road, North Stoneham, South Stoneham, Hampshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born Bassett, Hampshire, boarder at Durley Dean Mansions, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Hampshire & Dorset. In the 1911 census he was aged 20, born North Stoneham, Hampshire, employed in a Builders merchants business, brother of Morris C H Ashby, resident Burlington Queens Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight & Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1919:

ASHBY Raymond of Lingwood Bassett North Stoneham Hampshire private 8th battalion Royal Fusiliers died on or since 7 October 1916 in France on active service Probate London 8 May to Morris Charles Hooper Ashby company director and Gerrald Douglas Ashby gentleman.
Effects £21179 18s.11d.

Private 36221, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 13 August 1918 [SDGW] or 30 August 1918 [CWGC]. Born and resident Bassett, Hampshire, enlisted Southampton. Son of William and Elizabeth Betteridge, of 5, Red Hill, Bassett, Southampton. Buried in VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row E. Grave 18.

Second Lieutenant, Indian Army Reserve of Officers and 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force), Indian Army, formerly Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died of wounds 23 February 1917, wounds received during an action at at Sanna-i-yat, Kut (Mesopotamia). Aged 26. Born 1890 in South Stoneham Registration District, Hampshire. Son of Robert Scott Hankinson and Emma Mildred Hankinson, of 74, Chelsea Park Gardens, London. In the 1901 census he was aged 10, born Southampton, Hampshire, a pupil, at West Down, Romsey Road, Winchester St Faith Within, Winchester, Hampshire. Matriculated 1909. Member of University OTC prior to 1915, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) May 1915. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XXI. Row C. Grave 15. Also commemorated on New College War memorial, Oxford University.

Extract from Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 3 March 1917, page 8:

KILLED IN MESOPOTAMIA.

There will be great regret through Southern Hampshire at the death from wounds of Mr. Robert Prothero Hankinson, Indian Civil .Service, whilst serving with the Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia.

Mr. Hankinson, whose age was 26, was the eldest son of the late Mr. R. S. Hankinson, M.A., and of Mrs. Hankinson, of Little Bassett Wood, Southampton, and was a nephew of Mr. Rowland E. Prothero, the President of the Board of Agriculture. He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, where he had a distinguished athletic career. He was a splendid oarsman, and gained his place in the Varsity eight in 1913, rowing No. 5 against Cambridge. Mr. E. O. Horsted stroked the crew, and another Hampshire member the eight was Mr. A. F. R. Wiggins, Christchurch. The race was an intensely exciting one, the Dark Blues eventually winding by three-quarters of a length. The rowing of the Oxford crew in the last few minutes of the contest aroused tremendous enthusiasm. The race was the 70th of the series, and was described at the time as one of the exciting most contests within memory.

When war broke out Mr. Robert Hankinson was desirous of immediately joining the Army (which his younger brother did, but it was felt that his special qualifications would be of greater service in India, where, however, he eventually took up arms. His brother was in the midst of all the desperate fighting which folloed the retreat from Mons.

Lieutenant Arthur Jaques © IWM (HU 116322) later Captain

Captain, 12th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 27 September 1915. Born Shanghai, China. In the 1912 Electoral Register for Hampshire, New Forest Division, lists him as lodging in North Stoneham parish, with Rev. Allan Gunn, The Firs, Bassett, Southampton. Arnewood Towers, Sway, Hampshire. Married Edith Glenny Vale in the July to September Quarter 1915 in South Stoneham Registration District, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 39 and 40. Also commemorated on Hampshire County Cricketers War Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1916:

JAQUES Arthur of Red Lodge Basset Hampshire captain 12th battalion West Yorkshire regiment died 27 September 1915 at Hill 60 in France Probate London 5 May to Edith Glenny Jaques widow and Sarah Gunn (wife of the reverend Allan Gunn), Effects £43063 15s. 11d.

Major Joseph Hodgson Jaques © IWM (HU 116323)

Major, 12th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 27 September 1915. Aged 29. Born Shanghai, China. Son of Mrs. Allan Greene (formerly Jaques), of Red Lodge, Bassett, Southampton, and the late Joseph Jaques; husband of Babette Chaytor (formerly Jaques), of 5, Bungalow, Crownhill Barracks, Plymouth. Educated at Hailbury College, Hertfordshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 14, born Shanghai, China, a pupil at Hailbury College, Great Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire. Married Agnes M Macarthur in the April to June Quarter 1910 in South Stoneham Registration District, Hampshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 24, born Shanghai, China, living on Private Means, married to Agnes Mary Babette Jaques, resident Abbotswood House, Romsey, Romsey Infra, Hampshire. The 1915 Electoral Register for Hampshire, New Forest Division, lists him as being resident in Hordle parish, Arnewood Towers, Sway, Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 39 and 40. Also commemorated on Hordle War Memorial, Hampshire.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1916 and 1919:

JAQUES Joseph Hodgson of Arnewood Towers Sway Hampshire died 27 September 1915 at Hill 7o near Loos in France Probate London 3 July to Noel Arthur Morgan Leicestershire regiment. Effects £49302 18s. 6d.
Resworn £33855 14s. 9d.

JAQUES Joseph Hodgson of Arnewood Towers Sway Hampshire died 27 September 1915 at Hill 7o near Loos France Probate London 20 June to John Frederick St. Quentin Archdale gentleman. Effects £46070 16s. 9d.
Former Grant July 1916.

Sapper 277086, 6th Provisional Company, Royal Engineers. Died in United Kingdom 12 May 1917. Aged 31. Born and enlisted Southampton. Son of Thomas L. Jones, of 8, Woodcote Rd., Hampton Park, Southampton. Buried in SOUTHAMPTON (HOLLYBROOK) CEMETERY, Hampshire. Plot 5. Row L. Grave 35.

Extract from Hampshire Independent - Saturday 19 May 1917, page 5:

DEATH OF SAPPER R. JONES.

Musical Southampton will hear with regret of the sudden death, which has just taken place in England, of Sapper Rowland Jones, Royal Engineers, the well-known tenor singer, who was for a period of about ten years a member of the Apollo Glee Quartette. Sapper Jones was in comsiderable demand locally as a soloist, being quite one of the best local of tenors of the last few years. His last appearance in Southampton was in St. Laurence Church on Good Friday, when he sang one of the solo parts in the sacred cantata "Olivet to Calvary."

He had been employed for the last seventeen years at the Ordnance Survey Office, and was attached, on joining the Army, to the Royal Engineers. He was in training with his Company when his death occurred.

Much sympathy will be felt for his widow, who has an infant child, and his parents. His home was at Bassett.

Rifleman 331015, 1st/8th (Territorial Force - Isle of Wight Rifles) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 19 April 1917. Born and resident Bassett, Hampshire, enlisted Southampton. Younger brother of Frederick Richards (below). Buried in GAZA WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot XXI. Row C. Grave 16.

Extract from Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 12 May 1917, page 8:

MISSING.—Mr. Walter Richards, of Alma-road, Bassett, has received the intimation that his younger son, Albert Richards, Isle of Wight Territorials, has been in action, and is missing. An elder son in the R.G.A. [sic] was killed in action some months since.

Gunner 66629, 24th Battery, 38th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 18 July 1916. Resident and enlisted Southampton. Elder brother of Albert Richards (above). Buried in BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Enclosure No. 4. Plot I. Row H. Grave 8.

Extract from Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 5 August 1916, page 8:

KILLED IN FRANCE.—Gunner Frederick Richards, R.F.A., has died from wounds received while in the trenches in France. He was stabbed when on sentry duty at Christchurch. He was a son of Mr. Walter and Mrs. Richards, of Bassett, and was killed on his 26th birthday. Gunner Richards was at one period in the Southampton Corporation tramway service.

Private 24963, 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, Killed in action in the Balkans 2 September 1918. Aged 31. Born and enlisted Southampton, resident Bassett, Hampshire. Son of Emanuel and Eliza Rowe, of Bassett, Southampton; husband of Mrs. Rowe, of "Broomfields," Cross Roads, Basset, Southampton. Buried in KARASOULI MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Section C. Grave 683.

Extract from Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 21 September 1918, page 2:

ROWE.—Killed in action, 2nd September, 1918, Frederick George, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Rowe. Stoneham Common, Bassett, and the dearly loved husband of Margaret Rowe, The Cottage, Bassett Heath, Bassett, Southampton.

Lieutenant Colonel, Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached A.C. Royal Engineers. Died 27 October 1918. Aged 36. Son of John and Rosina Weston, of Basset Green, Southampton. In the 1891 census he was aged 9, born North Stoneham, Hampshire, a scholar, son of John W and Rosina Weston, resident Bassett Green, North Stoneham, South Stoneham, Hampshire. In the 1901 census he was aged 18, born Bassett, Hampshire, an Architect Surveyor's pupil, son of John and Rosina Weston, resident Grocery Store, 79, Bassett Green, Bassett, North Stoneham, South Stoneham, Hampshire. Buried in RAWALPINDI WAR CEMETERY, Pakistan. Plot 2. Row G. Grave 5. Also commemorated on the North Stoneham War Memorial, Hampshire.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1919:

WESTON Ronald John of Rawalpindi in India lieutenant-colonel H.M. Army died 27 October 1918 Administration London 13 August to John William Weston baker.
Effects £1080.

Sub Lieutenant, Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 4 February 1917. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 A.

Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1918, volume 3, page 290:

WOLFE, ARTHUR FREDERICK, Sub-Lieut., R.N.V.R., attd. Nelson Battn. R.N.D., eldest s. of Arthur Wolfe, of Highfield, Newbridge Avenue, Wolvehampton. H.M. Inspector of Factories, by his wife, Mary Teresa, dau. of Frederick John Organ, of Swansea; and gdson. of the Rey. Edwin John Wolfe, for many years Chaplain to the Missions to Seamen, Swansea; b. Edgbaston, Birmingham, 31 July, 1897; educ. King Edward VI. School, Southampton, where he was head boy, and in Dec. 1914, won the Southampton Exhibition at Queen's College, Oxford, the merit of his papers in Mathematics causing him to be elected a Scholar of Queen's College; left school in April, 1915, and joined the University and Public Schools (Hawke) Battn. on the 12th; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Gallipoli from 31 July following; was invalided home in Oct., suffering from dysentery, and on rejoining in Jan. 1916, was transferred to a Cadet Battn. at Oxford, being gazetted Sub-Lieut. 25 Oct. following; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Nov., and was killed in action on 4 Feb. 1917, about one and a half miles east-north-east of Beaumont Hamel, and west of Miraumont. Buried where he fell. His Commanding Officer wrote: "He led a very successful attack on a German strong point, the taking of which was vital to the operations in hand. The attack was described to me by an officer who witnessed it as a brilliant and dashing assault. Your son was the soul of this attack, which captured the post in question, and put the enemy to flight, inflicting severe casualties on them," and his Company Commander: "On the afternoon of 4 Feb. your son went over with my company to take a strong point that had been worrying us for the past 16 hours. I should like to say that previously he had behaved splendidly in leading a bombing attack, and during this time and also during the assault he earned the admiration of his fellow-officers. We are all very much distressed at losing so brave a comrade." Unm.

*** Cannot find any connection with Bassett but he is the only man that fits ***