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Born in Burslem in听1922, Baskeyfield initially became a butcher but was听called听up听to the army in 1942. He served with the 2nd Battalion,听South Staffordshire Regiment.

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On 20th September 1944 at Arnhem he commanded two 6-pdr Anti-Tank guns in defensive positions at Oosterbeek. His section repulsed a German attack destroying two tanks and a self-propelled gun but Baskeyfield and his section were all wounded. Baskeyfield refused first aid and continued to use his gun until it was put out of action by enemy fire. He then crawled to another gun whose crew had been killed and with it scored a direct hit an another German self-propelled gun. He was then killed by an enemy tank shell, his body never found.