ASHTON, Bruce Valentine
| Service Number: | S4730 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1940, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sub Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Navy |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, English Channel, 6 June 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bayeux War Cemetery, Normandy, France Plot X1, Row H, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, S4730 | |
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| 17 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 17 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, S4730 | |
| 21 Aug 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, Attached Royal Navy | |
| 6 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, S4730, Royal Australian Navy |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Bruce Valentine ASHTON was born in Melbourne on 17th April, 1921
His parents were Ernest Valentine ASHTON & Ida Minnie Augusta KOHLBURGER
He enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in Sydney on 21st August, 1942 - he volunteered to do secret anti submarine work
He was promoted to Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve on the HMS Cricket and was listed as missing during the Normandy Operations in the English Channel, presumed dead, on 6th June 1944 - he was attached to the Royal Navy at the time - he is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery
IN MEMORY
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