Major

Brian Irvin Bassett

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Kennedy Bassett and of Jane Bassett (nee Priest), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Joyce Bassett, of Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9233
Name:
Brian Irvin Bassett
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
12 September 1911
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.S. Bassett (wife), 453 Papanui Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
228 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Barrister and Solicitor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 July 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. G. 15.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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