Sergeant

Edmund Bassett

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Francis and Sarah Bassett; husband of A. E. Bassett, of High St. North, Dannevirke, New Zealand. Born at Bunnythorpe, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/162
Name:
Edmund Bassett
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Bunnythorpe, Manawatu, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.E. Bassett (wife), Weber, via Dannevirke, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion, B Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
23 November 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. BB. 15A.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edmund Bassett
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