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BASSETT, Otha Everleigh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2465 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Condobolin, Lachlan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 3 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I, Row E, Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2465, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2465, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2465, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Driver, 2465, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2465 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-07-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Otha Everleigh BASSETT was born in Condobolin, New South Wales in 1890
His parents were Alfred BASSETT & Emma Theresa WHILEY who married in All Saints Church, Condobolin on 25th June, 1888
He enlisted in Liverpool, NSW on 12th May, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Orsova on 14th July, 1915 with the 3rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements
Otha was Killed in Action at Fromelles in France on 3rd July, 1916 & is buried in the Rue-David Military Cemetery
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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