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BASSETT, Jack Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2333 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sebastian, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastian State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Illness - Pneumonia, 24th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, Greece, 12 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 111, Row E, Grave 137, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2333, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2333, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2333, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2333, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Bassett and Margaret Bassett nee Adams of Sebastian, Victoria. Brother of Dorothy Watson Bassett as above
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal