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BASSHAM, Albert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 442593 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 October 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Barmera, South Australia, 5 February 1925 |
| Home Town: | Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Barmera, South Australia, 10 July 2008, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Section I; Row D; Plot 12 |
| Memorials: | Berri Oval "Diver" Derrick VC Memorial Grandstand & Roll of Honour, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Oct 1943: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 442593 | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1943: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 23 Oct 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 442593 | |
| 15 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Father: Louis Alfred BASSHAM & Mother: Alice Pretoria HARRIP.
SA Birth Records 1907 - 1928. Book : 149A Page : 469 District : Bur.
23/10/1943 Enlisted in RAAF in Adelaide
15/11/1945 Discharged as a Flight Sergeant of 102 Squadron.
Last lived at 1258 Old Sturt Hwy, Barmera, SA.
His wife Daphne Fay Bassham (d. 6/6/2011 85yrs, las lived at 15 Loader St, Berri, SA) is buried with William.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.