Norman Watson BASSETT

BASSETT, Norman Watson

Service Number: 463
Enlisted: 17 July 1915, Eaglehawk Vic.
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF
Born: Sebastian, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Sebastian, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
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World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 463, 29th Infantry Battalion, Eaglehawk Vic.
10 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 463, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 463, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 463, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
10 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, France
9 Aug 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 463, 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, RTA 4 May 1917 and discharged as MU (illness).

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Samuel Bassett, Sebastian, Victoria