| Regimental number | 3010 |
| Place of birth | Newmarket, Victoria |
| School | Flemington State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of Christ |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Phyllis F Aspinall (wife), 107 Grey Street, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 116 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M E Aspinall, Francis Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Kensington Methodist (now Uniting) Church Roll of Honour ('A Loving tribute to the Memory of Our Brave Men'), McCracken Street, Kensington, Victoria. Parents: Andrew and Elizabeth ASPINALL; Wife: P.P. PHILLIPS (formerly ASPINALL), 25 Tennyson Street, Kensington, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3085 Sergeant Norman Wilfred ASPINALL MM, 58th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 15 March 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 4 May 1916, of refusing to obey an order of an NCO: awarded forfeiture of 4 days' pay. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 191`6. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'KILLED IN ACTION, 19 July 1916'. File (p. 3) bears handwritten notation: 'Buried in the vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ASPINALL William Harold
Red Cross file 150502 |
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