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Allan Henry ASHBURN

Regimental number4449
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolTooronga Rd State School, Caulfield, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHardware assistant
AddressNorthcote Avenue, Caulfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs J E Ashburn, Northcote Avenue, Caulfield, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date27 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 28 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 4 May 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, Bullecourt Battle, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Jessie Eliza ASHBURN, 46 Northcote Avenue, Caulfield, Victoria

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