Bassett, Cyril Royston Guyton b. January 3, 1892 d. January 9, 1983 World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born at Auckland, New Zealand, he served as a Corporal in the New Zealand Signal Corps, British Army. At Gallipoli, Turkey, on August 7, 1915, after the New Zealand Brigade had attacked and established itself on the ridge, Corporal Bassett, started laying a telephone line from there old position to the new one on Chunuk Bair. In full daylight and under continuous fire, he succeeded in laying a telephone line. He also worked in the connection with the repair...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) North Shore Crematorium, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Trent, Leonard Henry b. April 14, 1915 d. May 15, 1986 World War II British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He was a flight officer serving as a Group Captain in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, attached to 487 Squadron, Royal Air Force. During a daylight air raid on a power station over Amsterdam, Holland on May 3, 1943, his Squadron was attacked by a large number of German fighters. As his group approached the target, many were shot down but he proceeded on to drop his bomb load. Leaving the objective, he assisted other planes in his group by...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) North Shore Crematorium, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
b. January 3, 1892 d. January 9, 1983