Name
Henry Joseph Batchelor
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/10/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
31828
York and Lancaster Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
Panel 9.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
Bushey Memorial, Clay Hill,
London County Council Roll of Honour
Pre War
Henry Joseph Batchelor was born in Watford in about 1883. He was employed as a gardener and handyman and married Martha Gibson on 29 March 1913. They lived at White House, Cassiobury Park, Watford.
Wartime Service
Henry enlisted as Private 25569 with the Northamptonshire Regiment in 1915 at the age of 32 and later transferred as Private 31828 to the 6th battalion of the York and Lancashire Regiment. He served in France and Flanders and was killed in action on 1 October 1918.
He is remembered with honour on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial in France and is commemorated on the Bushey Memorial on Clay Hill.
In his will he left all his property and effects to his wife, who had moved to 22 Rosebery Road, Bushey.
Additional Information
His pension record shows the dependent as Martha at the above address and awarded a grant of £5 on 04/11/18 and a pension of 13/9 per week with effect from 21/04/19.
There is an article about Henry in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 2 November 1918; plus an In Memoriam in the issue dated 4 October 1919.
His brother George died 13 March 1917 and also features on Watford Borough Roll of Honour.
Acknowledgments
Andrew Palmer
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk), Bushey World War One Commemoration Project - www.busheyworldwarone.co.uk, Andrew Palmer
