St Helen’s ArchivePreserving the past for the future
Item
PH248
Object ID
PH248
Type
Rights Holder
CIC
Provenance
D T Bassett
Season
Description
Paper digital scan of photograph B/W (sepia): Jack Bassett. Dimensions: w3 1/5in. x h6 1/4 in. (w9cm x h15.8cm). In biro pen at bottom: “Pilot Officer D J Bassett in 1940”.
Info
Jack Bassett played on the wing rugby for Christ College Brecon, Swansea Uplands, Swansea United (ie: Swansea RFC 2nd XV) and Swansea 1st XV from 1930 to 1934. He also turned out for Neath 1st XV in the latter part of 1934-35. A promising athlete, Jack joined the R.A.F. in 1938 and sadly was killed along with the rest of his crew in a training accident when flying a Wellington Bomber on 10 September 1941. This memento of his life and others on this website, were donated to the collection by his son David Bassett.
Keywords
jack bassett, 1940
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