Walter Henry BASING

BASING, Walter Henry

    Service Number: 2341
    Enlisted: 12 May 1915, Lismore, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
    Home Town: Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
    Schooling: Armidale State School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 6 July 1918
    Cemetery: Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme
    Plot 111, Row D, Grave 23 Roll of Honour Cooroy War Memorial
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooroy War Memorial, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    12 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lismore, New South Wales
    20 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2341, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
    20 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2341, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
    6 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2341, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2341 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-06
    Date unknown: Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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    Biography

    15 Battalion

    Rank - Corporal

    5 January 1916 admitted to hospital - mumps

    9 August 1916 wounded in action France

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Son of Frederick and Ellen Elizabeth Basing of West View, Cooroy, West Queensland. Brother of 18 Pte Alfred Joseph Basing, 42nd Bn, died of wounds, 13 June 1917

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