| Regimental number | 1819 |
| Place of birth | Mackay, Queensland |
| School | Crown St Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 34 Cowles Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Ashdown, 34 Cowles Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the School Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was evacuated from Gallipoli, septic poisoning 1915; wounded Battle of Somme, 11 August 1916. Three of his brothers and a sister served abroad with the AIF. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave 34), Buissy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 68 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Parker and Florence Eleanor ASHDOWN, 25 Muston Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 5363 Sapper Cecil Parker ASHDOWN, 14th Field Company Engineers, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 5361 Pte Clive ASHDOWN, 1st Australian General Hospital, returned to Australia, 8 August 1918; 1704 Pte Ernest Edwin ASHDOWN, 13th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 March 1916; Sister: Staff Nurse Maud ASHDOWN, Australian Army Nursing Service, discharged, 7 March 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |