ASHWIN, Francis Arthur
| Service Number: | W82262 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Amiens, France, 20 March 1925 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Belmont Primary School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | Death subject of coronial inquiry - Carcinoma of the kidney, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 14 October 1974, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia RC Lawn 9 grave 0416 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W82262, 1st (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 15 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W82262, 1st (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Oates
Frank, as he was known, was born in France to Alfred Croydon and Marie Albertine Ashwin. In 1927 when FRank was two years old, the Ashwin family finally relocated back to Western Australia, settling in the Perth suburb of Belmont where Frank was raised.
Not much is known about Frank's life post his childhood, other than to say that he became estranged from his family, he never married. It is suspected that Frank's younger brother's tragic death in 1949 at age 18 years in a motor vehicle crash had an adverse effect on Frank.
Francis died in Royal Perth Hospital age 49 from Carcinoma of the kidney. His last known address was 42 Barlee Street, Mt Lawley.
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