Regimental number | 1146 |
Place of birth | Staghorn Flat, Victoria |
School | Staghorn Flat State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Allans Flat, Wodonga, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, William Ashworth, Allans Flat, Wodonga, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1146A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
Enlisted on July 1915 in 13th Light Horse, sailed for Egypt in October 1915. After serving in France [for] some time in [the] Light Horse he was transferred to [the] 24th Battn; served as Stretcher Bearer and Machine Gunner. He was in charge of the Platoon Machine Gun when he fell at Riencourt there was only four o |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Riencourt, France |
Age at death | 22.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave 17), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Charlotte Margaret ASHWORTH, Baranduda, Victoria |