Rifleman

Ivor George Bassett

Secondary Memorial: 
Bunnythorpe War Memorial
Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Sarah Jessica Bassett, of 32, Ranfurly St., Palmerston North, Wellington. Native of Petone.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
28416
Name:
Ivor George Bassett
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S. Bassett (mother), 70 Fitzherbert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion, B Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Ploegsteert Wood
Date of Death:
14 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 68
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ivor George Bassett
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