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233740 Pte. Reuben Giles Bashford British Army 13th Btn., 39th Div. Royal Sussex Rgt. from:16 Chapel Fields, Worthing (d.30th June 1916) Reuben Bashford was living with his widowed mother Emily and sister Lucy at 16 Chapelfields (known as back of Portland Road) in a five-roomed house. He was a fisherman. He has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, which forms the side and back of the Dud Corner Cemetery, which stands on the site of a German strongpoint on the Lens Road redoubt, which was captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on the first day of the Battle of Loos. It is located on the west of the village on the N43, the main Lens to Bethune Road. Reuben is commemorated on panel 69 to 73. He is also in the book of remembrance in the Royal Sussex Regiment chapel in Chichester Cathedral. Reuben was born and enlisted in Worthing. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**