Cyril Bassett
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Cyril Bassett
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Cyril Royston Guyton Bassett, VC was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded to British and Empire forces at the time. He was the only soldier serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) to be awarded the VC in the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. Born in Auckland, Bassett was a bank worker when the First World War began. A member of New Zealand's Territorial Force, he volunteered f
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Recipient of the Victoria Cross
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Bassett
date created:
2004-11-17T20:56:26Z
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2024-08-31T06:09:34Z
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