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John D. Baskeyfield, L/Sgt.

Personal information
Age	22
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Military information
Army Number	5057916
Rank	L/Sgt.
Function	Unknown
Platoon / Troop / Flight	Unknown
Company / Squadron	Support Company
Unit / Group	1st Airlanding Brigade 2nd Airborne Battalion
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	South Staffordshire Regiment
Decoration	Victoria Cross Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) was founded in 1856 to honour those who show exceptional courage with the enemy in site. It is the highest award a British soldier can receive. It is made of bronze out of a canon used in the \'Crim War\'. Since 1856 a total of 1400 VC\'s were issued. Only 106 in the WW II period. Those who receive this very rare award receive an annual tax-free amount of 1300 pound. Common Wealth members Canada and Australia consider it as national inheritance material which means it should never leave the country. A total of five VC\'s were issued for soldiers who fought at Arnhem. You can read the full stories on the Victoria Cross Award section. Go to MarketGarden.com - Victoria Cross Awards section Close
Death information
Died when	20-9-1944
Died where	Oosterbeek
Spot	Acacialaan/Benedendorpseweg
Map reference	Unknown
Burial Location	No known grave
Grave number	Unknown
Field grave image	Click to view
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
L/Sgt. Baskeyfield has no known grave. His inscription is recorded on the Groesbeek memorial. A photo of this inscription can be seen below. A seperate link to his VC award is on the website.

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John D. Baskeyfield, L/Sgt.

Personal information
Age	22
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Military information
Army Number	5057916
Rank	L/Sgt.
Function	Unknown
Platoon / Troop / Flight	Unknown
Company / Squadron	Support Company
Unit / Group	1st Airlanding Brigade 2nd Airborne Battalion
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	South Staffordshire Regiment
Decoration	Victoria Cross Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) was founded in 1856 to honour those who show exceptional courage with the enemy in site. It is the highest award a British soldier can receive. It is made of bronze out of a canon used in the \'Crim War\'. Since 1856 a total of 1400 VC\'s were issued. Only 106 in the WW II period. Those who receive this very rare award receive an annual tax-free amount of 1300 pound. Common Wealth members Canada and Australia consider it as national inheritance material which means it should never leave the country. A total of five VC\'s were issued for soldiers who fought at Arnhem. You can read the full stories on the Victoria Cross Award section. Go to MarketGarden.com - Victoria Cross Awards section Close
Death information
Died when	20-9-1944
Died where	Oosterbeek
Spot	Acacialaan/Benedendorpseweg
Map reference	Unknown
Burial Location	No known grave
Grave number	Unknown
Field grave image	Click to view
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
L/Sgt. Baskeyfield has no known grave. His inscription is recorded on the Groesbeek memorial. A photo of this inscription can be seen below. A seperate link to his VC award is on the website.

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Roll of Honour: British 1st Airborne Division

September 17th 1944 - September 25th 1944

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