| Regimental number | 4429 |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Occupation | Canvasser |
| Address | Orama, Chatham Road, Keswick, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 139 lbs |
| Next of kin | Cousin, Mrs Margaret Ethel Rowe, Orama, Chatham Road, Keswick, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 18 months in Oudtshoorn Volunteer Rifles, South Africa; service ended when peace declared. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Transferred to 50th Bn, 20 May 1916. Appointed Sergeant, Tel el Kebir, 21 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 June 1916. Found guilty, 5 September 1916, of neglect of duty in allowing 6 prisoners to escape while in charge of escort: severely reprimanded. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 November 1916; marched in to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, 30 November 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 11 December 1916 (piles); transferred to England, 12 December 1916; marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 28 February 1917, and classified B.1.A. Marched in to Australian Army Medical Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 10 March 1917. Marched in to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, for duty, 29 May 1917. Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 8 February 1918, for duty. Admitted to Sutton Veny Hospital, 24 March 1918 (conjunctivitis); marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 6 April 1918. Marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 12 May 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1918; taken on strength, 50th Bn, in the field, 28 June 1918. Reduced to the ranks, 29 August 1918. Wounded in action, 23 August 1918 (gun shot wound, right thigh), and admitted to 41st Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to England, 26 August 1918, and admitted to Northamptonshire War Hospital, Duston, 27 August 1918; discharged from Daventry VAD on furlough, 12 November 1918, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 26 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918 (gun shot wound, right thigh); disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919, to await onward transport to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 31 March 1919. War service: 3 years 222 days (of which 3 years 8 days were abroad). War service: Western Front |
| Miscellaneous details | File incorrectly listed on NAA site under ASCHAM. |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ASCHMAN Robert |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
