ASH, Stanley Roy
| Service Number: | 1242 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Wallan, Victoria, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 13 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Poperinghe New Military Cemetery Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1242, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1242, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sapper, 1242, 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1242 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-08-13 |
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"...1242 Private Stanley Roy Ash, 38th Battalion. A railway porter from Maryborough, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Ash embarked with D Company from Melbourne on HMAT Runic on 20 June 1916. Later transferring to the 15th Australian Light Railway Operating Company, he was wounded in action and, on 13 August 1917, aged 19, died as a result of his wounds and was buried in the Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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