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ASHMEADE, Alec Roy
| Service Number: | 1879 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1897, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Daw Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia., 13 July 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1879, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1879, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 27th Infantry Battalion, Alec Roy Ashmeade received a gunshot wound to the left leg on the 2nd of March, 1917 | |
| 6 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from the army due to being medically unfit not due to misconduct on the 6th of February, 1918. |
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Alec Roy Ashmeade was born on the 23rd of June 1897 in Rosewater, Port Adelaide, South Australia. He grew up in Alberton, South Australia with his mother and father, Emma May Clatworthy and John Ashmeade. Prior to the war he worked as a driver. Alec spent three and a half years as a Senior Cadet. Alec was only 18 years old when he enlisted to become a soldier.
Alec enlisted in the AIF on the 16th of June 1915. Alec went through an extensive series of tests and examinations before finally leaving for Egypt on the 26th of August 1915 from Adelaide, South Australia, on board the RMS Morea. He was a private when he embarked. Once in Egypt, he spent a couple months training. Finally, the 27th Battalion, 3rd reinforcement departed to Gallipoli in October 1915. Alec fought at numerous locations such as Happy Valley and North Beach. He operated artillery which involved firing mortars and projectiles at their opponent. After spending numerous months in Gallipoli, he travelled to Mudros, Greece on the 10th of January 1916 to get to Alexandria. Once he arrived in Alexandria, Alec went absent without leave from the 3rd of February 1916 to the 12th of February 1916. As a result of this, 10 days of his pay was forfeited, and he had to spend 10 days in fetters and handcuffs.
He sailed from Alexandria to Marseilles from the 16th of March to arrive five days later, on the 21st of March 1916. After a few months service, he took leave and travelled to England from the 13th of December 1916 to the 28th of December 1916. He returned to the frontline before getting wounded on the 2nd of March 1917. He was wounded due to the enemies flanking their trench after they pushed up 130 yards with the barrage by the Allies ultimately capturing their first objective. Alec was among the 95 other people who were wounded because of the enemy’s flank.
He was transferred from the frontlines to the back on the 3rd of March all the way up until the 7th of April where he was transferred back to England. Once he arrived in England on the 8th of April he was transferred to a hospital where he received proper treatment. He spent 3 months in the hospital receiving treatment for his gunshot wound to the leg. Once he had recovered, he got on a ship and started his journey back to Australia concluding his fight in the war, remaining a private throughout the entire duration of his service. He was officially discharged from the Army on the 6th of February 1918 due to being medically unfit for service.
After returning home to Australia and being discharged from the army, Alec returned home to his mother in Alberton, his hometown. Alec married Edna Frances Webb with whom he had two children . Edna passed away in 1938 and shortly afterwards he married Alma Marjorie Ashmeade. Alec lived a long life after the war and unfortunately passed away on the 13th of July 1966 in Daw Park, Adelaide, South Australia.
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