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Joshua ASHWOOD

Regimental number1224
Place of birthGlenorchy, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPlatelayer
AddressPenguin, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation49.10
Height5' 7.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Ashwood, Penguin, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 November 1915
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1918
Discharge date23 February 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 27 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Tasmania, 23 February 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsPlace of birth incorrectly entered on NAA RecordSearch as Perth, Western Australia.
SourcesNAA: B2455, ASHWOOD Joshua

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