Herbert James AINSWORTH

AINSWORTH, Herbert James

Service Number: 1
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
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World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Kalgoolie, Western Australia
29 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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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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