Lionel Basco

Gunner Lionel V. Basco (born Bascovitch) was an English soldier of the British Army who died during the Second World War.
He was born on 5 February 1915, in Mile End, the son of Russian-born tailor Hyman and Matilda Basco (née Taylor), of London. In 1939, Basco was working as a machinist.Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. 
Aged 28, Basco died on 1 May 1943 while working on the Thailand-Burma Railway as a prisoner in Japanese captivity. He had belonged to 125 (Northumbrian) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, which had formed part of Singapore's defence until Japan occupied the colony in February 1942.125 (Northumbrian) Anti-Tank Regiment RA(TA), ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2015. He had married, in 1938, to Mary Simons.
He is buried in Chungkai War Cemetery.
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==References==
*Ancestry.co.uk.
*Basco, Lionel, cwgc.org. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
Category:Birth Date Unknown
Category:1943 deaths
Category:British military personnel
Category:British Army
Category:British people of Jewish descent
Category:British people of Russian descent
Category:Buried in Thailand
Category:Gunners