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Pvt Alfred Joseph Basing

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Pvt Alfred Joseph Basing Veteran

Birth
Glen Innes Severn Council, New South Wales, Australia
Death
13 Jun 1917
France
Burial
Steenwerck, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
I. S. 27.
Memorial ID
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ROLL OF HONOUR
Alfred Joseph Basing
Service number 18
Rank Private
Unit 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 13 June 1917
Place of Death France
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Age at Death 20
Place of Association Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Alfred Joseph BASING
Regimental number 18
Place of birth Armidale New South Wales
School Hillgrove State School, New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address Boat Harbour via Lismore, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Father, Frederick Basing, Boat Harbour via Lismore, New South Wales
Previous military service Nil
Enlistment date 30 September 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/59/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 42nd Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 13 June 1917
Place of death or wounding Messines, Belgium
Date of death 13 June 1917
Age at death 20.10
Age at death from cemetery records 20
Place of burial Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row S, Grave No. 27), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 135
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Commemorated on Cooroy War Memorial. Parents: D. BASING, West View, Cooroy West, Queensland. Native of Hillgrove, New South Wales
Family/military connections Brother: 2341 Corporal Walter Henry BASING, 15th Bn, died of wounds, 6 July 1918.
Other details
War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
ROLL OF HONOUR
Alfred Joseph Basing
Service number 18
Rank Private
Unit 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 13 June 1917
Place of Death France
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Age at Death 20
Place of Association Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Alfred Joseph BASING
Regimental number 18
Place of birth Armidale New South Wales
School Hillgrove State School, New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Farmer
Address Boat Harbour via Lismore, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Father, Frederick Basing, Boat Harbour via Lismore, New South Wales
Previous military service Nil
Enlistment date 30 September 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/59/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 42nd Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 13 June 1917
Place of death or wounding Messines, Belgium
Date of death 13 June 1917
Age at death 20.10
Age at death from cemetery records 20
Place of burial Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row S, Grave No. 27), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 135
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Commemorated on Cooroy War Memorial. Parents: D. BASING, West View, Cooroy West, Queensland. Native of Hillgrove, New South Wales
Family/military connections Brother: 2341 Corporal Walter Henry BASING, 15th Bn, died of wounds, 6 July 1918.
Other details
War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Gravesite Details

Private, 42nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds. Son of F. Basing, of West View, Cooroy West, Queensland. Native of Hillgrove, New South Wales. Age 20.



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  • Maintained by: Lucas
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56521819/alfred_joseph-basing: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Alfred Joseph Basing (unknown–13 Jun 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56521819, citing Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Lucas (contributor 50499237).