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ASHLEY, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3009 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Park Road Council School, Kettering, England |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row F, Grave 32 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3009, Depot Battalion , Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 6th Training Battalion. | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per "Kinfauns Castle" | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Wounded in Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3009 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3009, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Died of Wounds received in action. No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, France. G.S.W. Abdomen. |
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Older brother Sydney Ashley was Killed in Action in Egypt while serving with the 1st County of London Yeomanry. (Middlesex Duke of Cambridges Hussars) in October 1917.
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