Bassett Family Association Database
William Henry Bassett
1893 - UNKNOWN-
Name William Henry Bassett Born 30 Dec 1893 Gender Male Died UNKNOWN Notes - William enlisted in the early summer of 1915 and trained for a year at a camp in Arilla? They went overseas in April on 1916, trained in England and went to France in July. He was hit by a snipers bullet while carrying an important message. After a year in the hospital he was sent to Surrey and Besehill-on-the-sea as an instructor. It was there that he earned his sergeant's stripes. Although the war was over in Nov. 1918, Bill was kept in England until July 1919.
Person ID I288 39B The Bassetts of Norfolk,England Last Modified 8 Apr 2009
Father Jr. James Henry Bassett, b. 27 Jan 1866, Canada , d. 1934 (Age 67 years) Mother Ellen Jane Burley, d. UNKNOWN Married 17 Nov 1891 Family ID F60 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lily Reid, d. UNKNOWN Children + 1. Gordon Leslie Bassett, b. Private 2. Bill Bassett, b. Private 3. Allan Bassett, b. Private 4. Audrey Bassett, d. 13 Feb 2019 Family ID F97 Group Sheet | Family Chart