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Albert Edward Fuller Bassett
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 08/09/1897 |
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Geburtsort: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Schwindler |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Dienstnummer: 21108 |
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Einberufung ort: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Einheiten: — East Surrey Regiment, 9th Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 03/08/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Corner House, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 19 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Duhallow A.D.S. cemetery Grabstelle: VII Reihe: D Grab: 28 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille — 07/10/1920 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 07/10/1920 |
Punkte von Interesse 2
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Meine Geschichte
Private Albert Edward Bassett served in the East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion, part of the 72nd Brigade, of the 24th Division.
The Battalion participated in the Battle of Pilckem Ridge (31 July – 2 August), the opening stage of the Third Battle of Ypres. At 8 p.m. on the 1st of August, HQ along with “C” and “D” Companies moved up to Old French Trench, two miles Southwest of Ypres. This was a preparatory step, as they 9th East Surrey’s were to relieve troops of the 72nd Brigade in the new frontline. The relief was carried out in the night of the 2nd and 3rd of August 1917.
“D” and “C” Companies took over the frontline. “A” Company was in support and “B” Company was in reserve. The weather conditions were abominable, heavy rain was falling for three consecutive days. The communication trenches were flooded. All movement had to go overland, as the communication trenches were over waist-deep in water and liquid mud. In addition, on arrival at the support line and further on the way to the front line, “C” Company got caught in a heavy rain of German shelling, suffering twenty casualties. Relief was completed by 1.30 a.m. on the 3rd of August 1917 and the Battalion would remain in the frontline for five days.
Private Albert Edward Bassett was probably killed in the early hours of the 3rd of August 1917, while going up the frontline near Shrewsbury Forest. It’s highly likely that Private Albert Edward Bassett was mortally wounded, when “C” Company got caught by German shellfire. Private Albert Edward Bassett was buried near Corner House, close to the Battalion’s HQ and near the support line of the East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion. His remains were exhumed after the war and interred in Duhallow A.D.S. cemetery.
The Battalion participated in the Battle of Pilckem Ridge (31 July – 2 August), the opening stage of the Third Battle of Ypres. At 8 p.m. on the 1st of August, HQ along with “C” and “D” Companies moved up to Old French Trench, two miles Southwest of Ypres. This was a preparatory step, as they 9th East Surrey’s were to relieve troops of the 72nd Brigade in the new frontline. The relief was carried out in the night of the 2nd and 3rd of August 1917.
“D” and “C” Companies took over the frontline. “A” Company was in support and “B” Company was in reserve. The weather conditions were abominable, heavy rain was falling for three consecutive days. The communication trenches were flooded. All movement had to go overland, as the communication trenches were over waist-deep in water and liquid mud. In addition, on arrival at the support line and further on the way to the front line, “C” Company got caught in a heavy rain of German shelling, suffering twenty casualties. Relief was completed by 1.30 a.m. on the 3rd of August 1917 and the Battalion would remain in the frontline for five days.
Private Albert Edward Bassett was probably killed in the early hours of the 3rd of August 1917, while going up the frontline near Shrewsbury Forest. It’s highly likely that Private Albert Edward Bassett was mortally wounded, when “C” Company got caught by German shellfire. Private Albert Edward Bassett was buried near Corner House, close to the Battalion’s HQ and near the support line of the East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion. His remains were exhumed after the war and interred in Duhallow A.D.S. cemetery.
Quellen 5
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"History of the East Surrey Regiment 1917-1919", Pearse H.W. and Sloman H.S., London, The Medici Society LTD, 1924, pg. 75-76. Verwendete Quellen |
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Ancestry http://home.ancestry.co.uk/ Weitere Quellen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2935661/bassett,-/ Verwendete Quellen |
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The Long, Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Verwendete Quellen |
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War Diary East Surrey Regiment 9th Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Weitere Quellen |