Thomas H. Bashton, KX/145
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Details of Thomas' story are contained within the main body of the text and the Timeline of this website. Below are the major actions where he served and the more recent findings from his service:
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| 1914 | Siege of Antwerp |
| 1915 | Gallipoli Landings |
| Second Battle of Krithia |
| Third Battle of Krithia |
| 1917 | Actions of Miraumont |
| Second Battle of Passchendaele |
| 1918 | Battle of Albert |
| Battle of Drocourt-Queant |
| Battle of the Canal du Nord |
| Battle of Cambrai |
| Passage of the Grand Honelle |
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Thomas was wounded at Bully Grenay by trench mortar shrapnel on 11th August 1916. It is now possible to say that this was inflicited by the recently introduced Wurfgranate-16 and that five others were also wounded. Source: Howe Btn. Diary
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| During September '17 the 176th Tunnelling Company was largely employed constructing deep dugouts both on the frontline and for the artillery positions behind in the Gavrelle-Oppy sector. In addition, other units of the Company were digging trenches for the laying of cables and water supply to the front line and the construction of machine-gun emplacements |
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On 19th March '17, whilst suffering from Trench Fever, the records of the 11th Casaulty Clearing Station show Thomas as being placed on the sick convoy.
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Image of Benjamin Bashton appearing in the Illustrated Chronicle on 18th June 1915. Benjamin was Thomas' elder brother killed whilst serving at Ypres, 1915.
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