Ernest ASHTON

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Other Name:	Ashton, Ernest Wilkinson - Circular
Service Number:	4729
Enlisted:	20 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birkenhead, England, May 1882
Home Town:	North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Marine Engineer / Engine Fitter
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

20 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4729, Depot Battalion (AIF), Warwick Farm, New South Wales
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 1st Infantry Battalion -- Ismailia, Egypt
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Royal George"
28 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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