John Henry ASHER

John Henry ASHER Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	1189
Enlisted:	13 September 1915, Warwick Farm Depot
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Hurstville, NSW, 1 September 1890
Home Town:	Dapto, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bowral Public School; Sydney University
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 2 September 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord III E 208
Memorials:	Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers Who Served Abroard Honour Roll

13 Sep 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1189, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Warwick Farm Depot
21 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1189, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
21 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1189, 12th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
2 Sep 1917:	Involvement Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-02

Help us honour John Henry Asher's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

John Henry ASHER was born in Hurstville, NSW on 1st September, 1890

His parents were Daniel ASHER & Hanna DREW

He married Maisie Heath RAINBOW in Sydney in 1915

------------

His brother Charles ASHER (SN 6276) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918