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ASHTON, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1915, Gayndah, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Keiraville, New South Wales, Australia, 6 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Coalstoun Lakes, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Queenstown Public School and Straughan Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Emphysema, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 21 March 1977, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld 16 11 68a CE |
| Memorials: | Biggenden Residents of Degilbo Shire War Memorial, Coalstoun Lakes & District Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 402, Gayndah, Queensland | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 402, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 402, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 402, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 23 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 402, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
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From Mandy Frost
Trooper Percy Ashton (my husband’s grandfather) 11th light horse, was at Gallipoli, the Middle East and Beersheba where the 11th Light Horse Bridgade was in reserve... God bless them all…
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