Name:
George Henry Bassett
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
L/12629
Unit:
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Date of Death:
1942-08-19
State:
Cemetery:
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France
Plot:
B
Row:
Grave:
58
Decoration:
Comments:
George Henry Bassett was born on February 24, 1917, in Ogema, Weyburn Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the son of Napier and Elta Bassett of Cottage Grove, Oregon, U.S.A.
George served in the South Saskatchewan Regiment, R.C.I.C., as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action in the Dieppe Raid in France on August 19, 1942, and he is now buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France.