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ASHTON, Reginald Oliver

Service Number:	4131
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

World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4131, 8th Infantry Battalion, Had served with 6th Regiment Infantry
29 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4131, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 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, 4131, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4131 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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