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BASEY, Morris George Denton
| Service Number: | 1829 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Stirling West, South Australia, 24 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fruit grower |
| Died: | Natural causes, North Adelaide, South Australia, 2 January 1950, aged 55 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Cremated |
| Memorials: | Aldgate War Memorial, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4), Torrens Park Kyre (Scotch) College Great War Honour Roll, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1829, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1829, 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Death Notice
The Advertiser Wednesday 04 January 1950 page 16
BASEY.— On January 2. at private hospital. Adelaide, Morris George Denton, dearly beloved husband of Amie Louisa Basey of 30 Warren Avenue, Blair Athol (late Cherry Gardens), and loving father of Gerald (deceased), and Rex. Resting after much suffering, courageously endured. Aged 55 years.
Submitted 26 January 2016 by Daryl Jones
Biography
Son of Frederick BASEY and Lucy Sophia nee PHILLIPS
Biography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Basey was born on the 24th of August 1894, in Stirling West, South Australia. Before Basey joined the AIF, he was a farmer and grew fruit.
Later, he enlisted to the AIF and Basey embarked with the 9th Light Horse Regiment aboard HMAT Afric from Melbourne on January 5, 1916, after completing his initial recruit training. Basey embarked on with the 9 Light Horse, however, he then immediately transferred to the 5th Division Artillery as a Driver. He was later re-mustered as a Gunner in February 1917.
Basey, unfortunately, received a major injury during his time of the war. On the 28th of June 1917 Denton had an accidental injury whilst riding on a vehicle. He tore his Meniscus, and the war diary states it was a wet stormy morning. He was transported to a temporary field hospital and was then brought to London on 9th July 1917. Once arrived in London, he was brought to Harefield House Hospital (No.1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital). His record states that he had fractured his left tibia and had a drop foot. He returned to Australia in April 1918.
Upon being discharged from the AIF, he returned to South Australia and presumably resumed his occupation as fruit grower. He married Amie Lousia Basey, and they had two sons (Gerald and Rex) who both served in the military. The family lived in Cherry Gardens, and Basey passed on January 2nd, 1950 aged 55.
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