Detective Sergeant John H. Bassett
Toronto Metropolitan Police Service
Ontario
End of Watch: Saturday, November 30, 1963

Biographical Info
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: 2

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Not available
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Detective Sergeant Basset and Detective Kenneth Evans were killed in an aircraft crash while returning to Toronto after testifying in a murder trial in Montreal, Quebec.

Detective Sergeant Bassett had served with the agency for 23 years.

Related Line of Duty Deaths

Detective Kenneth J. Evans Toronto Metropolitan Police Service, ON EOW: Saturday, November 30, 1963 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident