Private 55599 Herbert Basketfield

Private 55599 Herbert Basketfield, 11^th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, formerly King’s Royal Rifles and Leicestershire Regiment

Killed in action crossing the Piave River in Italy, 27 Oct 1918, aged 27

• Buried Tezze British Cemetery, Italy
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
• Son of William and Mary Basketfield
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for Pte Basketfield
• Tezze British Cemetery
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• Northumberland Fusiliers

Census and Family Information

• Born c1891 Shustoke, Warwickshire
• Two of his brothers were also killed in action

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