BASSETT, Leslie John
| Service Number: | 4312 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1915, 3 yrs with Queens Cadets England |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hackney, London, Middlesex, England, 1 January 1882 |
| Home Town: | Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory |
| Schooling: | London County Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Steward |
| Died: | Tubercle of Lung (secondary – Tubercular Meningitis), 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England , United Kingdom, 10 January 1919, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard Plot 91 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4312, 20th Infantry Battalion, 3 yrs with Queens Cadets England | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4312, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4312, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 13 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jan 1919: | Involvement Private, 4312, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4312 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-01-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 10th January....Leslie John Bassett was born in Hackney, London, Middlesex, England in 1882.
According to information provided by his eldest brother for the Roll of Honour – Leslie Bassett had come to Australia when he was 31 years of age. He had also served as Captain’s Steward with Mercantile Marine.
Leslie John Bassett enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th December, 1915 as a 33 year old, single, Officer’s Steward from Duntroon, NSW.
Private Leslie John Bassett embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Orsova (A67) on 11th March, 1916 (date as per Embarkation Roll; Casualty Form- Active Service recorded “Embarked 13.3.16”) with the 20th Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcements. He embarked from Alexandria on 9th May, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 18th May, 1916.
Private Bassett reported for Training at Machine Gun Corps Base at Camiers on 3rd July, 1916. He was taken on strength of 5th Machine Gun Company on 8th July, 1916 from 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot.
Private Bassett was transferred to 31st Battalion from 9th January, 1917.
Private Bassett was attached to 60th Battalion from 1st April, 1917 from 31st Battalion. He ceased to be attached on 9th April, 1917.
Private Bassett was transferred to 32nd Battalion on 5th June, 1917 from 31st Battalion.
Private Bassett was on Leave to UK from 24th December, 1917. He rejoined his Unit with 32nd Battalion on 10th January, 1918.
Private Leslie John Bassett was sent sick to Hospital on 23rd September, 1918. He embarked for England on Hospital Ship Formosa on 27th September, 1918 with a sprained right thigh & was admitted to War Hospital at Bath, England on 28th September, 1918. Private Bassett was discharged from Hospital on 24th October, 1918 & was on furlough until 7th November, 1918 when he was then to report to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England.
Private Leslie John Bassett was admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England on 20th December, 1918 with Lumbago. He was reported to be seriously ill with Debility on 7th January, 1919.
Private Leslie John Bassett died at 10.30 pm on 10th January, 1919 at 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England from Tubercle of Lung (secondary – Tubercular Meningitis). He was buried in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Harefield, Middlesex, England where 112 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
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