Ronald George Bush ASHCROFT MC, MiD

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ASHCROFT, Ronald George Bush

Service Number:	Commissioned
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	RAAF Base (Richmond)
Born:	Dunedin, Otago New Zealand, 16 April 1883
Home Town:	Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wanganui College New Zealand; University of Sydney; Moore College Sydney
Occupation:	Mining Engineer, Paymaster, Accountant
Died:	Concord, Sydney New South Wales, 7 December 1960, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Portion - East Terrace 3, Row Wall 10
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World War 1 Service

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, Mining Corps, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales
19 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, Mining Corps, Embarked on HMAT 'A26' Armadale from Melbourne on 19th July 1916, stopping at Durban and Capetown, South Africa before disembarking at Devonport, England on 20th September 1916. Troops then entrained to No. 3 Camp Parkhouse. Second Lieutenant Ashcroft contracted measles on board ship.
21 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, Mining Corps, Proceeded overseas to France to Australian General Base Depot.
11 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Anzac Entrenching Battalion
31 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, 1st Anzac Entrenching Battalion, Was wounded in action, receiving a shell wound to the left shoulder and ear, and was treated at the 4th Australian Field Ambulance. He was transferred to the 45th Casualty Clearing Station and then to Ambulance Train 15, which transported him on 2nd February 1917 to the 8th General Hospital at Rouen where he was admitted on 3rd February 1917. He was discharged to the AGBD at Etaples on 9th March 1917.
16 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)
22 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Mining Corps
1 Oct 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Lieutenant Ashcroft commanded an investigation party during the advance from Hulluch and Hill 70 (near Lens) on 1st-16th October 1918. He set a fine example of gallantry to his men by personally removing the detonators from a large number of ingenious traps which had been laid by the enemy. His party removed over 600 dangerous traps, and rendered the area safe for the advancing troops."
4 Jul 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Embarked on HMT Dunvegan Castle from England on 4th July 1919, disembarking in Sydney on 23rd August 1919.
26 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)

World War 2 Service

1 Jul 1947:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, Commissioned, RAAF Base (Richmond)
Date unknown:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of George Henry and Helen Bowman (nee Bush) ASHCROFT.

Following release from the AIF Ronad ASHCROFT attended Moore College becoming a Deacon on 18th December 1928 and a Reverend on 7th January 1927.

Ronald ASHCROFT married Muriel Sheaffe CAMPBELL at Chatswood, New South Wales (NSW) in 1914. Muriel passed away in the Blue Mountains War Memorial Hospital, Katoomba, on 30th October 1951. Ronald re-married at Parramatta to Aileen Lilian BURROW. Aileen passed away at Bulli, New South Wales in 1970.

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