Basic Details
Surname
Horsfall
Forenames
Basil Arthur
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Honours
VC
Notes
BORLASE SCHOOL 03-05 KILLED NEAR ARRAS
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
East Lancashire Regiment
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st Bn. attd. 11th Bn.
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Second Lieutenant
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
27
Age at death
30
Manner of death as stated
Killed in Action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Birthplace
Kelvin Gerve, Colombo
Relationships
Son of the late Charles William Horsfall, of Darlington, Polwatta, Colombo, and of Maria Henrietta Horsfall (nee Layard), of Florence, Kandy, Ceylon.
Biography
educated at St. Thomas's College, Colombo and Sir William Borlase School, Great Marlow, England. From Barclay's Bank, London, took up Rubber planting in Ceylon. Appointed Financial Assistant to the Public Works Department of the Civil Service of Ceylon. Qualified in signalling and search light in the Ceylon Engineer Volunteers.