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AINSWORTH, Herbert James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1 |
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Enlisted: | 1 March 1915, Kalgoolie, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 January 1896 |
Home Town: | Ajana, Northampton, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Graham Street Primary School, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farm hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme, France, 29 July 1916, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Northampton Ajana District WWI Roll of Honour, Northampton WW1 Roll of Honour, Northampton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Kalgoolie, Western Australia | |
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29 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
10 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Battle for Pozières | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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