James Edwin ASHTON

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Service Number:	1936
Enlisted:	13 September 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Wombat, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Young, Young, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Grave I. F. 3. Personal Inscription DEARLY LOVED SON & BROTHER OF MR. & MRS W.T. ASHTON & FAMILY, Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Young St. John the Evangelist Church Great War Memorial Window, Young Town & Districts Tribute to Those who Volunteered Great War

13 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
15 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1936, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery

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