AYNSLEY, Richard
| Service Number: | 991 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | New Delaval, Blyth, Northumberland, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | New Delaval School, England |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 6 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 991, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 991, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
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Brother of Robert Aynsley and Dora Aynsley
Statement, Red Cross File No 0170706L, 2023 Corporal F. RYAN MM, 4th Field Ambulance, 16 November 1917: 'I was with him and several others of this unit when a shell fell amongst us killing No. 991. Pte R. Ayns;ey, No. 1557 Smart, and No. 3073 Elliott. Aynsley had both legs broken[,] one in two places[,] an arm was also broken and there were two other deep wounds. I have heard that they were all buried together on the field near where they fell. That is near the Bullecourt Road about half a mile from the railway crossing. I have not seen the graves as we left that part before they were buried. The three are so I understand all buried together so there should be little difficulty in finding Aynsley's body.'
Second statement, 11858 Pte C.E.J. FLETCHER, 4th Field Ambulance, 29 October 1917: 'I did not see him killed but helped to bury him along side the trench between Noreuil and Bullecourt. Sgt. Williams erected a cross on his grave. It was not in a cemetery.'