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ASHLEY, Ivan Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX129354 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1941, Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Lark Force |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouse Assistant to manufacturing Chemist. |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated ~ Panel 6, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, VX129354 | |
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| 21 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Carlton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 24 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX129354 | |
| 21 Mar 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, Lark Force, Heavy Battery Rabaul (Coastal Battery) RAA |
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Heavy Battery
Rank - Gunner
Son of George and Letitia Ashley, of East Malvern, Victoria.
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