Have I got the right chap?

[toastbutler]

I am fairly confident that I have found a link for your "Pte. TF/201799 Thomas Henry Jackson, son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Jackson" to the village of Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire.

His parents are Thomas Jackson and Sarah Ann Barnett.
They married:
Source Free BMD
Marriages Jun 1885
BARNETT  Sarah Ann    Rugby  6d 663   
Jackson  Thomas     Rugby  6d 663

I used Free BMD and census records to find Sarah Ann Barnett
Sarah Ann Barnett was born 1861, Lilbourne, Northamptonshire
Her parents are Joseph and Ann Barnett.

From census records I found that Sarah Ann Barnett had a sister Eliza Jane Barnett born Lilbourne.

Eliza Jane married Caleb Sewel Lane
Source Free BMD
Marriages Mar 1885
>Barnett  Eliza Jane    Rugby  6d 497   
>LANE  Caleb Sewel     Rugby  6d 497
The family were living in Ravensthorpe in 1911.

So your soldier Thomas had an aunt in the village of Ravensthorpe.  This links Thomas with Ravensthorpe.

Hope this helps.  If you need any more information or details please contact me.

[Thomasjohn]

Toastbutler,
absolutely brilliant - I new there would be someone with the experience to help! I have just this minute got back from the grave yard searching for Battens to no avail but there were definitely some Lanes. Perhaps he came over to the village to work and moved in with his aunt and uncle?
Thanks for your time and effort.
Once I've summarised the details I have gathered on the local war dead, I'll post them on this forum for others to use/look at. can anyone recommend the best sub forum to do this?
Thanks,

Ant

[rex glynn]

 Hi Ant,
          Martha Jane Batten was my grand mother,has to be the same women.She was born in Wales 20th April 1891.Died in Auckland New Zealand in 1974.

[rex glynn]

  Hi Ant,
           my grand father was in the New Zealand Army in WW1.He was a stretcher bearer.Was wounded in France.Martha was a nurse I think it was in Southampton.