Albert Edward ASHTON

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Service Number:	VX140445
Enlisted:	9 June 1943
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 17 December 1922
Home Town:	Thornbury, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wood Machinist
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 28 July 1943, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot M. Row C. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX140445
9 Jun 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX140445, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
28 Jul 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX140445, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Killed in action New Guinea.

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