ASH, Arthur Addison
| Service Number: | 387 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodville, South Australia, Australia , 2 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kensington Gardens, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | North Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 February 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Magill Honour Board, Magill War Memorial, Rose Park Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Rose Park Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial - Rose Park, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 387, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 387, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded Private, 387, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (legs) | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 387, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded Lance Corporal, 387, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , 2nd occasion - GSW (head) | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 387, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 387, 10th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 387 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-02-25 |
Ode to the Deepthinkers (God bless ‘em)
Ode to the Deepthinkers (God bless ‘em)
By Sergeant Arthur Addison Ash
You stay with the London wenches,
While our lads fight hard for fame.
Are the streets of England your trenches?
You – that would tarnish our name.
But old “Mars” above in his glory,
Is guiding the sword that spurred
Our lads to a noble victory.
You neutrals of the Forty Third.
Now let blood instead of the water,
Through your feeble bodies flow,
And petition Sir Edward to send you
When the tide of battles go,
Then away from the English wenches,
Away from the dull hall shade,
Clap on your armour and buckle your sword
And follow the Third Brigade.
Aye they died having lived full measure,
And their glory forbids regret,
While the men that cling to safety,
Shall envy their fortune yet.
Can’t you give up your North Sea fishing
And of bursting shells be not afraid???
Volunteer, Volunteer and follow
The men of the Third Brigade.
We reckoned that we had good reasons for sending this to their Adjutant as it took them two years to find out that there was a war on. Then they went to England where we can’t get after doing two years fighting. And to crown all they are putting a yarn round England that they are all the gentlemen, and the 1st Division are all chaps that were out of work and had join up to get a living. This is dinkum some of our chaps home on leave have been asked if it was true. Art
Submitted 7 September 2016 by Dominic Sheridan
Biography
Son of George ASH and Nellie nee MALCOLM
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