William John ASHTON

ASHTON, William John

    Service Number: 1730888
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)
    Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 10 March 1945
    Home Town: Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Not yet discovered
    Died: Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 3 April 1967, aged 22 years
    Cemetery: Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
    Portion 4 - Anzac Grave 98 Also Qld Garden of Remembrance - Position: Wall 3 - Row F.
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour
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    Vietnam War Service

    6 Jun 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1730888, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)
    6 Jun 1966: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1730888

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    Biography

    Birth: Mar. 10, 1945
    Newcastle
    New South Wales, Australia
    Death: Apr. 3, 1967, Vietnam

    1730888 Private William John
    6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
    From Newcastle NSW. Ashton was killed in action following a mine explosion in the early morning of 3rd April 1967 in Phuoc Tuy Province; Age 22

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