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ASHTON, Reginald Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4131 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Had served with 6th Regiment Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, January 1886 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row K, Grave No. 16A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 4131, 8th Infantry Battalion, Had served with 6th Regiment Infantry | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 4131, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 4131, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, SN 4131, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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