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John ASHTON

Regimental number568
Place of birthHill End, New South Wales
SchoolHill End Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, T W Ashton, Cranbrook, Western Australia
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateDied of disease 8 December 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death8 December 1915
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPortianos Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave 159), Greece
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
78
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas William and Isabella ASHTON, Ashtonville, Crambrook, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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