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CPL Walter Henry Basing

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CPL Walter Henry Basing Veteran

Birth
Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn Council, New South Wales, Australia
Death
6 Jul 1918 (aged 26)
France
Burial
Crouy-Saint-Pierre, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
III. D. 23.
Memorial ID
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Walter Henry BASING
Regimental number 2341
Place of birth Glen Innes New South Wales
School Armidale State School, New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Boat Harbour, Lismore, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, Frederick Basing, Boat Harbour Lismore, New South Wales
Previous military service Nil
Enlistment date 12 May 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 15th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/32/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 August 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 15th Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 6 July 1918
Place of death or wounding Hamel, France
Date of death 6 July 1918
Age at death 26.10
Place of burial Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 23), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 74
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Commemorated on Cooroy War Memorial. Parents: Mr F. BASING, West View, Cooroy, West Queensland. Native of Rivertree, New South Wales

Family/military connections Brother: 18 Pte Alfred Joseph BASING, 42nd Bn, died of wounds, 13 June 1917.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Father, Frederick Basing, Boat Harbour Lismore, New South Wales
Walter Henry BASING
Regimental number 2341
Place of birth Glen Innes New South Wales
School Armidale State School, New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Boat Harbour, Lismore, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, Frederick Basing, Boat Harbour Lismore, New South Wales
Previous military service Nil
Enlistment date 12 May 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 15th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/32/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 August 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 15th Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 6 July 1918
Place of death or wounding Hamel, France
Date of death 6 July 1918
Age at death 26.10
Place of burial Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 23), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 74
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Commemorated on Cooroy War Memorial. Parents: Mr F. BASING, West View, Cooroy, West Queensland. Native of Rivertree, New South Wales

Family/military connections Brother: 18 Pte Alfred Joseph BASING, 42nd Bn, died of wounds, 13 June 1917.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Father, Frederick Basing, Boat Harbour Lismore, New South Wales

Gravesite Details

Corporal, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: Unknown.



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  • Maintained by: Lucas
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56039835/walter_henry-basing: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Walter Henry Basing (Oct 1891–6 Jul 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56039835, citing Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Saint-Pierre, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Lucas (contributor 50499237).