posted on 2024-02-23, 14:08authored byGreat War Archive Project Team
In 1914 Basil was a missionary in Madagascar. He returned to England after his brother Joseph was killed on HMS Amphion. Rejected as medically unfit, Basil became a Curate in High Wycombe. After his brother Peter was killed at Loos, Basil reapplied to the Army and was appointed Acting Chaplain 4th Class 26/5/1916. Basil married Mary Kathleen Atkinson on 11/7/1916, went to Greece with 78th Field Ambulance RAMC, was mentioned in despatches, and died of wounds on 25/4/1917. Mary died in 1980 after spending over 62 years as a childless widow.
History
Identifier
3923.jpg|
GWA_2274_BJGedge1882-1917.jpg|
Subject
Gedge, Basil Johnson
Date
June 1916
Date Created
01/06/1916
Temporal Coverage
30/06/1916
Source
Photograph
Medium
Photographic paper
Type
Photograph
Contributor
Richard Marshall | John Gedge
Rights
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor