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Barbara Isobel Louise Basham

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Barbara Isobel Louise AWMM
  • Surname
    Basham AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Barbara Isabel Louise Basham AWMM
  • Service number
    • 814984 AWMM
    • W4832 AWMM
  • Gender
    Female AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 June 1915 AWMM Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 22 March 1943 AWMM 8 North Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Radio broadcaster and executive./Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Maud Ruby Basham (mother), 8 North Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 22 March 1943 AWMM Secretary/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Barbara Basham was the daughter of Maud Ruby (Aunt Daisy) Basham.

    She was a significant broadcaster beginning her career in Christchurch, then in Dunedin, Wellington, where she became Supervisor of Women's Programmes for the National programme. Subsequently she was appointed District Current Affairs Officer in Wellington, Deputy Editor of Spoken Features and finally Editor, Special Projects

    She was the women's editor of the NZRSA Review for over 20 years and produced a weekly programme for veteran's fronted by Cedric Mentiplay

    Awarded the NZRSA Gold Badge in 1981

    Barbara Basham received an MBE in 1981 for services to Broadcasting and Community. She was also a Justice of the Peace.

    Serial Number is recorded as 814984 on Nominal Rolls, and 816984 in other references. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    10 January 2002 AWMM
    Paraparaumu, Wellington AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 January 2002 AWMM
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Memorial

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  • In memory of Barbara who I never met but after searching for your mother Maud Basham (Aunt Daisy) in wellington at the karori cemetery and finding also your grave I wanted to place a remembrance here for you and your work overseas and here in new zealand. Serving your country...it is with gratitude I place a poppy on this site...

    "We will remember you" them..."

    Arohanui
    Public - Lyn - Direct descendant - 7 May 2018
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Sources

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  • External links
    http://www.americanradiohistory.com/CANADA/Archive-Broadcaster-Canada/40s/48/BCC-1948-12-11.pdf Public - Kenneth Eldon - 13 April 2018 - Canadian Broadcaster and Telescreen; Vol. 7, No. 23; 11 Dec. 1948; Page 37
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • New Zealand Military Nursing - A History of the R.N.Z.N.C. Boer War to Present Day AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 12: WW2 13 AWMM
    • Taylor, A. (1998). The New Zealand roll of honour : New Zealanders who have served their country in peace and war : 150 years, 1845-1995. Auckland, N.Z.: Roll of Honour Publications. AWMM
      1845-1995, p 127. AWMM
    • New Zealand Military Nursing - A History of the R.N.Z.N.C. Boer War to Present Day AWMM
      p. 172 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice 15 January 2002 AWMM
    • Service Women Project: Sponsorship to research this record was kindly provided by the Auckland Returned Services Association, Returned Servicewomen's Branch; Marjorie Traill, Dorothy Grant, Daphne Shaw and Margaret Woollett. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.13 AWMM
    • WAAC [Women's Auxiliary Army Corps] - Lists - Overseas Information [including Strength Returns and Embarkation Rolls] (1943 - 1945) - Archives New Zealand, Wellington, (R22502074) AWMM
    • WAAC [Women's Auxiliary Army Corps] - Middle East - Drafts - Strength Return [and Embarkation Rolls] (1943-1945). Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R22502075). AWMM

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07 May 2018LynporiruaDirect descendant
13 April 2018Kenneth EldonOttawa, CanadaOther

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