| Regimental number | 1656 |
| Place of birth | East Brunswick, Victoria |
| School | South Brunswick State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Address | Brunswick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas A Ashworth, 206 Barclay Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 58th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Alexander and Mary Robinson Wallace ASHWORTH |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 1657 Pte Alexander John Thomas ASHWORTH, 60th Bn, killed in action, 25 September 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 4 April 1916; disembarked Alexandria (date not recorded). Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 20 May 1916 (myocarditis); transferred to Ras el Tin Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, 22 May 1916; discharged to duty, 24 May 1916. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing. 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Red Cross File No 3037164 has statement from 1657 Pte A.J.T. ASHWORTH, 60th Bn (patient, 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples), 3 March 1917: 'He is my brother. I found his disc (produced) in Nomansland (sic) in front of our own barbed wire at Fleurbaix about July 26th, when I was on a wiring party. I could find no other trace of him.' Base Records advised father, 2 September 1922, that the original notification to the effect that P.A. Ashworth was buried in Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium, was incorrect; burial was that of brother [or cousin?], 1657 Pte A.J.T. ASHWORTH, 60th Bn. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ASHWORTH Percy Alexander
Red Cross File No 3037164 |
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