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Cyril Bassett — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481

Number of Medals1

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003311 of 4481

New Zealand Army#3of 17

World War I#385of 928

Gallipoli Campaign#12of 29

Battle of Chunuk Bair#2of 2

Western Front#54of 154

Battle of the Somme#22of 51

German spring offensive (WIA)#1of 3

World War II#486of 924

Home Front#3of 7

Cyril Bassett

Lieutenant-Colonel, New Zealand Army

World War IGallipoli CampaignBattle of Chunuk BairWestern FrontBattle of the SommeGerman spring offensive (WIA)World War IIHome Front

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross

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Biography

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.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts