Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Waterloo Street, Camberwell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, W Bassett, Waterloo Street, Camberwell, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 5th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross For specially good and gallant work. (Pozieres) Recommendation date: |
Fate | Discharged |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry in action. He constructed machine gun emplacements in the captured trenches with great skill. Later, he dug a communication trench under heavy fire, thereby greatly assisting the advance.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |