WHITE, Ashton Codrington
| Service Number: | 2557 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | East Perth Public School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Shell wounds to abdomen & gun shot wounds to abdomen & hand, Fleurbaix, France, 7 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot II, Row R, Grave 10, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruce Rock District WW1 Roll of Honour, Bruce Rock Memorial of Honour, Bruce Rock War Memorial, Mount Lawley - Inglewood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2557, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement 2557, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked 2557, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From Acting Sergeant to Private | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 6 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2557, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2557 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ashton Codrington WHITE was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1894
His parents were William Thomas WHITE & Mary Annie Edith WESTCOTT
He enlisted in Blackboy Hill, WA on 29th July, 1915 as Acting Sergeant & embarked with the 28th Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements from Fremantle, WA on the HMAT Ulysses on 2nd November, 1915
He reverted from Acting Sergeant to Private on transfer to the 51st Infantry Battalion on 3rd March, 1916 and was promoted to Lance Corporal on 14th April, 1916
Ashton died on 6th July, 1918 at Fleurbaix, France after being wounded at the Battle of Fromelles with shell wounds to his abdomen and gun shot wounds to his abdomen & hand - he died at the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
He is buried in the Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot II, Row R, Grave 10 and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & a plaque in the WA Botanical Gardens in Western Australia
Inscription on his headstone reads:
"TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE - OUR BELOVED"
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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