Regimental number | 1387 |
Place of birth | Dundas, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cabinetmaker |
Address | Rose and Crown Hotel, Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Andrew J. Bashfield, Rose and Crown Hotel, Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Trooper |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 42), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Martha BASHFIELD. Native of Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 13 November 1915. Embarked Mudros, 4 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 4 December 1915. Absorbed into 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 29 December 1915. To hospital, Romani, 25 June 1916 (sick); admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 27 June 1916 (sunstroke); transferred to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 29 June 1916; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 3 July 1916; to Convalescent Depot, Ras-el-Tin, 6 July 1916; discharged to duty, 31 July 1916; taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 1 August 1916. Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 5 August 1916; taken on strength, Romani, 5 August 1916. Wounded in action, 19 April 1917; admitted to Anzac Receiving Station, 19 April 1917 (gun shot wound, chest); transferred to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 19 April 1917; to Hospital Train, 24 April 1917; died of wounds whilst on Hospital Train, 24 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BASHFIELD Henry Dundas |