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| Name: |
Baskeyfield, John Daniel |
| Date of birth: | November 18th, 1922 (Burslem, Staffordshire, Great Britain)
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| Date of death: |
September 20th, 1944 (Oosterbeek, the Netherlands)
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British |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Lance-Sergeant
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Unit:
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The South Staffordshire Regiment, British Army
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Awarded on:
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July 16th, 1945
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Action:
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During the Battle for Arnhem, Holland, in September 1944 Lance-Sergeant Baskeyfield was in charge of a 6-pounder anti-tank gun. During heavy fighting in the village of Oosterbeek on 20 September he and his crew knocked out two Tiger tanks and at least one Self Propelled gun. Although Lance-Sergeant Baskeyfield was wounded and all of his crew became casualties he still managed to operate the gun all by himself. When his gun was ultimately put out of action Lance Sergeant Baskeyfield crawled to another nearby 6-pounder and started to handle it single-handed. He started firing at two other Self Propelled guns and was killed in this engagement after scoring some hits. Lance-Sergeant Baskeyfield has no know grave.
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Details:
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Lance Sergeant Baskeyfield’s Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the Museum of the Staffordshire Regiment in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
John Daniel Baskeyfield, no known grave.
Name on Groesbeek Memorial, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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