 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Bassett akabatana neKings Royal Rifle Corps semupfuri muna 1938 uye ipapo akatamisirwa kuRoyal Artillery somupfuri. Muna 1940 akachinjirwa kuRoyal Navy, kwaakashanda mubazi rezvekukurukurirana. Akashanda somushandi wenhepfenyuro pachikepe chinorema chokufambisa panguva yechiito cheBismarckuye panguva yokumhara muNorth Africa. Bassett akanga ari anoshanda panhepfenyuro paimwe ngarava yokumhara mukati mokupinda muNormandy. Somukuru mukuru wevarwi muHondo yeNyika II akagamuchira Distinguished Service Medal nokuda kwoushingi hwake. Akaramba ari muuto rehondo pashure pehondo, uye akashanda pane imwe ngarava inotakura ndege munharaunda yeHondo yeKorea. Akasiya basa muuto rehondo muna 1954 somukuru mukuru. 