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Ernest ASHTON

Regimental number4729
Place of birthBirkenhead England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressNavatu, Wollcott Street, off Bay Road, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinSister, B Sutherland, Navatu, Wollcott Street, off Bay Road, North Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 7), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
156
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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