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BASSHAM, Louis Alfred
| Service Number: | 2339 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Norfolk, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Barmera, South Australia, 6 July 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Section E; Row C; Plot 15 |
| Memorials: | Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2339, 2nd Depot Battalion | |
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| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2339, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2339, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Itria, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2339 |
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Mother Mrs Sarah Bassham, Waikerie, South Australia.
On enlisting William was 35yrs 8mths, worked as a Teamster, single, lived at Cobdogla Station, River Murray and was with the Congregational faith.
22/5/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide in B Co 2nd Depot Battalion
14/8/1916 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide onboard HMAT A53 Itria
30/10/1916 Disembarked into Plymouth, England
21/12/1916 proceeded overseas to France with Pioneer Tng Btn
18/5/1918 tranferred to 5th Machine Gun Btn
29/9/1918 Gun shot wound left thigh received in action, France
31/3/1919 Rtnd to Aust onboard Wandilla
23/6/1919 Discharged (total service 3yrs 33 days)
Medals: British War medal 15926; Victory medal 15878
Buried with wife Mrs Alice Pretoria Bassham (nee Harrip)
b. 28/8/1900 Mt Barker - d. 1991 (91yrs) Barmera
Her parents:
Father : Joseph James HARRIP & Mother: Ethel HUNT. SA Birth Records 1842 - 1906 Book: 664 Page: 308 District: MtB.
Sourced and submitted by julianne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.
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