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BASING, Alfred Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hillgrove, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hillgrove State School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Messines, France, 13 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery Plot 1, Row S, Grave 27 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooroy War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 18, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 18, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
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Alfred Joseph BASING was born in 1896 in Armidale, NSW
His parents were Frederick BASING & Ellen Elizabeth FRY who married in NSW in 1885
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42 Battalion
Rank - Private
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Frederick Basing and Ellen Elizabeth, of West View, Cooroy West, Queensland. Native of Hillgrove, New South Wales. Brother of 2341 Corporal Walter Henry Basing, 15th Bn, died of wounds, 6 July 1918
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