Thomas BASSETT

BASSETT, Thomas

Service Number: 1884
Enlisted: 14 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, 2 December 1875
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 41 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

14 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1884, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1884, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1884, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1884, 17th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Son of William Bassett and Rebecca Holmes