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Archie Nelson Bassett

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 43), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 43), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Archie Nelson AWMM
  • Surname
    Bassett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 26025 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 November 1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    12 November 1892 Public - Geoff - Direct descendant - 19 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Carterton, Wairarapa Public - Geoff - Direct descendant - 19 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Wellington Public - Geoff - Direct descendant - 19 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Post war occupation
    Railway clerk and station master. Became a dairy farmer in 1943 Public - Geoff - Direct descendant - 19 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • John Bassett (father), Carterton, New Zealand AWMM
    • Margaret Bassett (nee Dixon) - mother Public - Geoff - Direct descendant - 19 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 26025 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Railway clerk/Civilian AWMM
    • 30 May 1916, Wellington Public - Geoff - Direct descendant - 19 February 2016 - Military personnel file
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    23 Public - Geoff - Direct descendant - 19 February 2016 - Military personnel file

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • A tribute to my Grandfather, Archie. Thank you for your service to our country.

    100 years on your family remembers you, including your great-grandchildren, Connor James & Bridget Louise Grant in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

    ANZAC Day 2020 was different for us all due to Covid-19 as we stood at our gates with neighbours to commemorate. Lest we forget.
    Public - Jane Emma - Direct descendant - 9 May 2020
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22273304
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      43: 19 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 May 2020Jane EmmaHavelock North, New ZealandDirect descendant
19 February 2016GeoffBrisbane, AustraliaDirect descendant

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