William Henry ASHCROFT

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ASHCROFT, William Henry

Other Name:	Ashworth, William - Service Record
Service Number:	2264
Enlisted:	31 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Salford England, 1893
Home Town:	Ouyen, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 April 1917
Cemetery:	Morchies Australian Cemetery Row B, Grave No. 15
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

31 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2264, 5th Infantry Battalion
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2264, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2264, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Neville Randall

William Henry Ashcroft worked for the Argentine Meat Co. as a butcher as a young lad and on 29 July 1913, he left for a new life in Australia aboard the Port Lincoln for destined for Melbourne. He was working as a farmhand for Charles L King at Ouyen when war broke out.

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Alfred and Mary Ashcroft, of 50, Kent Rd., Blackpool, England.

FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW OUR DEAR SON SLEEPING

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