Biography

Captain Basil Winser was Killed in Action during World War I.

Captain Basil Winser served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): 10th (Service) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
Service ended: 15 February 1916

He was killed in action at Ypres on 15 February 1916 while serving with the 10th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. He was mentioned in despatches. He was buried in Spoilbank Cemetery, Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium.

Sources

• Birth, 1911 census

• Death: Kings College Collections; War Memorials

• "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" B C WINSER, SPOILBANK CEMETERY Sp. Mem. B. 1. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/488184/b-c-winser/

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12113963/basil_charles-winser: accessed 17 December 2024), memorial page for Capt. Basil Charles Winser (unknown–15 Feb 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #12113963, citing Spoilbank Cemetery, Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium; Maintained by Lizzie (contributor 49503671).

• "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name Basil Charles Winser Death Date 15 Feb 1916 Rank Temp Captain Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers Battalion 10th Battalion Type of Casualty Killed in action Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #1014282