Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Book, 5 Aug. 1914, he was called up, went to France, 8 Aug. 1914, and served through all the various engagements up to the 26th Dec. 1914, when he was severely wounded in action at La Bassee, while assisting a wounded comrade. He died in hospital at Boulogne, 19 Jan. 1915, and was buried in the cemetery there. He _m._ at Wadsley Bridge Church, 30 Jan. 1913, Lillian Moore (35 Fielding Road, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield), dau. of John Parkin, of Sheffield, Accountant, _s.p._ [Illustration: =William Henry Batty.=] =BATY, ROBERT=, Private, No. 13061, 5th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, 3rd and yst. _s._ of William Baty, of Saskatoon, Canada, Accountant and Auditor, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of William Giles, Newcastle-on-Tyne; _b._ Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 27 July, 1890; educ. Winnipeg, Canada; was a Manufacturing Jeweller; joined the 29th Saskatchewan Light Horse in 1907, and became Regt. Sergt.-Major in 1912. When war was declared in Aug. 1914, he was the first man in Saskatoon to volunteer for service overseas; came over with the 1st Contingent in Oct., went to France, Feb. 1915, and was killed in action at Festubert, 24 May, 1915, during the taking of a fortified redoubt described as "K. 5"; _unm._ Buried at Festubert. Lieut.-Col. J. A. Aikin, Officer Commanding Sask. 29th L.H., wrote that he had been his Regt. Sergt.-Major for two years, and had always proved himself a good soldier. His two brothers, Major William Baty, 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles, and Lieut. Edward Baty, are now (1916) on active service. [Illustration: =Robert Baty.=] =BATY, THOMAS=, L.-Corpl. No. 3607, 2nd Royal Scots, 2nd _s._ of Alexander Baty, of 127, North High Street, Musselburgh, Collier, by his wife, Mary Anne, dau. of Charles Fraser, 42nd Highlanders (Black Watch) (who was killed in action at the Relief of Lucknow in 1857); _b._ Musselburgh, 3 Nov. 1877; educ. St. Peter's School, Mill Hill, there; enlisted 13 Nov. 1899; served through the South African war (Queen's and King's medals); retired, 28 May, 1902, and afterwards worked as a miner; re-enlisted 1 Sept. 1914, after the outbreak of war; promoted L.-Corpl. March, 1915; went to the Front, 27 Dec. 1914, and was killed in action at Hooge, 25 Sept. 1915. He _m._ at Musselburgh, 8 July, 1910, Elizabeth (7, Rothesay Place, Musselburgh), dau. of William Moffat, of Musselburgh, and had two children, William, _b._ 20 Jan. 1914, and Mary Anne, _b._ 22 April, 1911. =BAUCHOP, ARTHUR, C.M.G.=, Lieut.-Col., Otago Mounted Rifles, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, 3rd _s._ of the late Robert Bauchop, of Port Chalmers, New Zealand, by his wife, Maria, dau. of Peter Stewart; _b._ Port Chalmers, N.Z., 27 Feb. 1871; educ. there and Otago Boys School, Dunedin; entered the Volunteer Garrison Artillery at Dunedin in 1898, and served through the South African War with the 4th New Zealand Contingent 1900-2, being promoted Capt. 1900, Major 1901 and Lieut.-Col. 5 Sept. 1904. He first distinguished himself in the action at Ottoshoop, and was three times mentioned in despatches [London Gazette, 16 April, 1901, 20 Aug. 1901 and 25 April, 1902]; once, when a Major, for good service at the capture of a laager at Fanny Home, by Col. Bing. He held the Queen's medal with four clasps and the King's with two, and was awarded the C.M.G. for his services. He remained in South Africa for some time after the conclusion of the war and then returned to New Zealand, where he commanded in succession the Canterbury (1904), Wellington (1907) and Otago (1912) Military Districts. On the outbreak of the European War he was appointed to command the Otago Mounted Rifles with the N.Z. Expeditionary Force. Lieut-Col. Bauchop was wounded early in July, 1915, but had returned to duty, and was mortally wounded on Bauchop's Hill during the great advance in Gallipoli, 7 Aug. 1915, and _d._ on board H.M.S. Delta, 10 Aug. following. He was buried at sea. Lieut.-Col. Bauchop was mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's despatch of 22 Sept. 1915, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. He was a keen and very efficient officer, and most popular with his men. As a young man he was a prominent athlete, and held several long-distance records. He _m._ at Waikana, New Zealand, 12 Dec. 1912, Mary Jean, dau. of Henry Richardson Elder, of Waikana, N.Z., and had a dau., Elizabeth Elder, _b._ 19 May, 1915. [Illustration: =Arthur Bauchop, C.M.G.=] =BAVERSTOCK, ALFRED GEORGE=, Leading Seaman, 237242, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =BAVIN, NIGEL BENJAMIN=, 2nd Lieut., 3rd Battn. Essex Regt., yst. _s._ of the late Benjamin Bavin, of Norwich, Solicitor; _b._ Northdene, Eaton, Norwich, 7 May, 1896; educ. Stubbington House, Fareham, Norwich Grammar School and Berkhamsted, was gazetted to the Essex Regt. from the Special Reserve of Officers, 15 Aug. 1914, and was killed by a shell, which fell in the trench, at St. Jean, near Ypres, 23 May, 1915; he was buried at La Brique. [Illustration: =Nigel Benjamin Bavin.=] =BAXTER, ALFRED JOYCE=, Private, No. 2769, 14th Battn. (London Scottish) The London Regt. (T.F.); _s._ of Arthur Boyd Baxter, of 161, Burntwood Lane, Tooting, S.W., Wholesale Bookbinder, by his wife, Jessie, dau. of William Joyce; _b._ Stoke Newington, N., 17 Oct. 1895; educ. Cambridge House School, Margate; joined the London Scottish after the outbreak of war, 1 Sept. 1914, was wounded at Vermelles, during the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept. 1915; and _d._ at No. 18 Casualty Clearing Station the following day; _unm._ =BAXTER, BERNARD EYRE=, Private, No. 10/275, West Coast (A) Coy., Wellington Infantry Regt., New Zealand Expeditionary Force, _s._ of Stanley Eyre Baxter, of North Lees, Mangamuka, Hokianga, N.Z., Farmer [_b._ Upper Holloway, Highgate, London, 1861; emigrated with family to New Zealand, 1909], by his wife, Emma Louisa, dau. of Stephen Green, of Downhead, Somersetshire; _b._ Hagg Hill Farm, Hinton, Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, 2 July, 1893; educ. at Shepton Mallet and Ashford (Kent) Grammar Schools; was for 12 months a Cadet at Weraroa Experimental Farm, near Levin; volunteered directly war was declared in Aug. 1914; went to Egypt with his regt.; took part in the repulse of the Turkish attack on the Suez Canal in Feb., and in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, and was killed in action at Anzac, Gallipoli, 29 April, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Bernard Eyre Baxter.=] =BAXTER, JAMES PATRICK=, Private, No. 5640, 2nd Battn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, eldest _s._ of James Baxter, of School Street, Kilcock, co. Kildare, by his wife, Mary, dau. of John Word; _b._ Kilcock, 26 Jan. 1883; educ. the Christian Brothers' School there; joined the 3rd Battn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers on the outbreak of war, and was later transferred to the 2nd Battn. He died at Netley Hospital, 4 May, 1915, from wounds received at St. Julien on the night of 25-26 April; _unm._ Private Baxter's two younger brothers are also in the Army. =BAXTER, JOHN HENRY=, Privat |