Basil Francis

Basil Hoskins Francis (22/11/1906) - Christchurch, Hampshire, England. He was an English author who wrote in his own name and also under the pseudonym of Austen Rhode. The serial character in six of his seven detective novels is Inspector Ghent working together with Sergeant Paul Dean. Worked for Midland Bank Head Office in London - 43 years. Belonged to Midland Bank Operatic Society. Basil Francis was commissioned into the RAF on the 1 October 1942 and, became a War Substantive …