BASSETT, Robert James
| Service Number: | 3235 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queensland, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | War Related Injuries, Roma, Qld., 11 February 1924 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3235, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3235, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Son of Samuel Symons and Isabella BASSETT
The death occurred on Monday afternoon, at Roma, of Robert James Bassett, eldest surviving son of the late Samuel Bassett, and Mrs. Bassett, of Roma Villa. Deceased enlisted in Sydney in 1915, and had considerable service in the A.I.F. on the Western Front. He was badly wounded, and gassed in one of the big engagements in 1917, and was invalided home. He spent many months in military hospitals, in Sydney, and the last two years at Roma Villa, where he was practically under medical treatment the whole time. He was always cheerful and exhibited more than the usual digger's fortitude. He passed away while getting into the ambulance, preparatory to undergoing an operation. He was aged 43. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon.
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