Charles BASKETT

BASKETT, Charles

Service Numbers: 2182, 2157
Enlisted: 20 December 1916, Tamworth, NSW
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: Camel Corps
Born: Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, 1876
Home Town: Willow Tree, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Illness (Dysentery), Syria, 13 October 1918
Cemetery: Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
D 4, Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murrurundi Bowls Club Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

20 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2182, Reinforcements WW1, Tamworth, NSW
3 Feb 1917: Involvement Private, 2182, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
3 Feb 1917: Embarked Private, 2182, Camel Corps, RMS Karmala, Sydney
13 Oct 1918: Involvement Driver, 2157, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2157 awm_unit: 15th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-13

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Nathaniel and Agnes Elizabeth BASKETT, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand.