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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Photo Gallery Graves and Memorials Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Poland, Second World War Grave of Private Leslie Basnett, number 3713008, 6th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment. Died as a prisoner of war in Poland on 14th July 1943, age 24. Private Basnett was captured in the retreat to Dunkirk. He was born in and lived in Liverpool before the war. Son of Arthur William and Mary Basnett of Liverpool. His brothers Arthur William [died of dysentery and pneumonia whilst in a POW in the Far East] and Robert Campbell Basnett also died in Service. Buried Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Poland. Information from Red Cross is that he died as a prisoner of war from a brain tumour. Held at Stalag XXa in Turun. Accession Number: KO1914/01 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.