Regimental number | 2682 |
Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironworker |
Address | Woolesley Street, Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, William Ainsworth, Woolesley Street, Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for three years in the 7th Light Horse, Parramatta. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Always a good comrade and respected by all. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row N, Grave No. 20), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Eliza Ellen AINSWORTH, Fairfield, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Joseph Ainsworth who fell after three years fighting. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |