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Edmund BASSETT

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:51:11+00:00
Date of birth22 June 1886
Date of death23 November 1917
Mothers nameSarah (née Parkins)
Spouses nameAlice Elizabeth (nee Layzell) m 22 December 1909, Palmerston North, NZ
Spouses date of birthabt 1873
Spouses date of death23 August 1966
Fathers nameFrancis Bassett
Marriage date22 December 1909
Parents date of marriage12 January 1875
Place of marriagePalmerston North
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
SiblingsMary, Frank, Bill, Annie, Sarah
ChildrenEdmund Francis (Dannevirke 05 March 1911-), William (Weber 11 September 1912-), James Clarence (Dannevirke 21 June 1913-), ,
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Buried whereLijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Vl. XXVII.BB.15A
Places of relevance, , , ,
Last known residenceWeber via Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay.
AwardsBritish War Medal, Military Medal
Place of birthBunnythorpe, Manawatu, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathBelgium
Date of arrival overseas13 March 1916
Theatres of warWestern Front
Place of embarkationOn HMNZT 42 "Ulimaroa"
SurnameBASSETT
War memorialOhau School Roll of Honour
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesEdmund
Place of arrival overseasSuez
WarsWW1
Service number25/162
ReligionPlymouth Bretheren
Date enlisted10 October 1915
Final rankSergeant
Regiment or service"B" Coy 3rd Battalion, 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade
Embarkation date05 February 1916
User reference12.178

Image of Edmund BASSETT

NOK: Alice Bassett, (wife), Weber, Dannevirke.

Last Employer: F Bassett, Weber via Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay.

No previous Military Training.

Age: 29 years. Height: 5’9”.

Weight: 170lbs. Chest: 35” – 39”.

Complexion: Dark.

Eyes: Brown. Hair: Black.

Promoted to Lance Corporal 4 June 1916.

Thankyou to Edmund's grand-daughter Ann for the photos and extra family information.

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