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BASNETT, Leonard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 723 |
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Enlisted: | 1 November 1914 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Adelaide, SA, 2 March 1889 |
Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Manager / Farmer |
Died: | Gawler, SA, 24 December 1955, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation only |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 723, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 723, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
1 Nov 1914: | Enlisted | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 723, 10th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Melb, VIC |
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Son of George Dodsworth BASNETT and Emily Ada nee MADDOCK
Discharged from AIF 07 January 1916
Granted Commission in Imperial Army
Approved 2nd Lieutenant
Posted to the 9th Royal West Survey Regiment England, 29 April 1916