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Edmund Charles ASHFORD

Regimental number3228
Place of birthCoonamble, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDrover
AddressMaule Street, Coonamble, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Ashford, Maule Street, Coonamble, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death5 November 1916
Age at death22.4
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Special Memorial Row B, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Jessie ASHFORD, Townsend Street, Coonamble, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin Cass Martin killed.

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