Charles Augustus Bassett

1897 - 1917  (20 years)

• Name	Charles Augustus Bassett
  Birth	20 Aug 1897	Cook, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  _UID	81FA82260E210D4FA5ECCA635D9D721DF5AF
  Death	23 Oct 1917	Ypres, Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Burial	Ypres, Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Notes	3B32545334. Charles Augustus Bassett - born 20 Aug 1897 in Cook County, Illinois, died 23 Oct 1917 in Ypres, Vlaanderen, Belguim while serving with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. He enlisted in the 128th Infantry Battalion on 15 Feb 1916 at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He was killed in action at Ypres and his name is inscribed on the Menin Gate in the city of Ypres. BIRTH, DEATH, & MILITARY SERVICE: Corres. with Department of Veterans Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Re: 782122 for Charles Augustus Bassett, member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force; enlisted in the 128th Infantry Battalion at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 15 Feb 1916; declared his next-of-kin as Charles L. Bassett, his father, who resided at Twin Hills, Saskatchewan; he was born 20 Aug 1897 in Illinois; he served in Canada until 15 Aug 1916 when he left for England on the S.S. Grampian and arrived at Liverpool, England on 24 Aug 1916; he served in England with the 128th until 25 June 1917 when he was taken on strength of the 46th Battalion; he was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium on 23 Oct 1917 and his name is inscribed with other Canadians, who died and have no known grave, on the Menin Gate in the City of Ypres.
  Person ID	I1532	3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles Leonard Bassett,   b. 22 Feb 1866, Aurora, Erie, New York d. 7 Oct 1956, North Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Jennie Beckett,   b. 1871, St.Catherines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Feb 1908, Hagersville, Haldimond, Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart