BASSE, Frederick
| Service Number: | 2480 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1942, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Renmark, SA, 16 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St. Peter's College |
| Occupation: | Grazier, jeweller, stockbroker |
| Died: | Adelaide, 18 January 1972, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement 2480, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked 2480, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), SS Indarra, Melbourne | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked 2480 |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Keswick, SA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jolyon Gemmell
Fred Bassé returned from WW1 and married Evylyn Clutterbuck 24 April 1923 at St.Cuthberts Church, Prospect. Evylyn was the daughter of Charles Frederick Clutterbuck and Welthy Ann Teagle.
Fred Bassé later took over the business of his Uncle Fred Bassé, jeweller at 92-94 Rundle Street Adelaide. He later lived on Portrush Road in Adelaide. He was a Member of the Adelaide Zooalogical Gardens Society who founded the Adelaide Zoo as we know it today. He was an expert on birds and for many years a successful breeder.
At the outbreak of WW2 he enlist a served again 22/9/1942 - 11/6/1943 as Capt. 4th Garrison Batt.
He is survived by his only child Diane.