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Cyril Nielson ASH

Regimental number1209
Place of birthKerang, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address156 James Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Samuel Alfred Ash, Home of Peace, Subiaco, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 July 1916
Place of death or woundingBattle of Fromelles, France
Age at death23
Place of burialCabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row C, Grave 7), Souchez, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Western Front

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