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ASHBY, Dennis George

Service Numbers:	3753, 6704 3753, 6704
Enlisted:	18 July 1916, Place of Enlistment, Sydney, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Walgett, New South Wales, Australia , 1879
Home Town:	Gunnedah, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Walgett Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Rail Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Location: Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

20 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3753, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3753, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
18 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6704 3753, 4th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Sydney, New South Wales.
8 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6704, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney
8 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6704, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 6704, 4th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6704 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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Biography contributed by Lynette Turner

Alias: William George Ashby # 6704