Regimental number | 485 |
Place of birth | Coalville, Victoria |
School | Coalville State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bushman |
Address | Coalvile, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B Ashton, Coalvile, Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Portianos Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave 5), Greece |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Phoebe ASHTON |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli |
Miscellaneous details | BURIED AT MUDROS, LEMNOS ISLAND |