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BASSETT, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1884 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 2 December 1875 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1884, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1884, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1884, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1884, 17th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
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Son of William Bassett and Rebecca Holmes
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