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ASHFORD, Leonard Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 103 |
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Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bridgewater, Somerset, England, 2 November 1890 |
Home Town: | Atherton, Tablelands, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 May 1915, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC No known grave Buried at sea from HMHS Gascon, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Malanda Eacham Memorial Gates, Millaa Millaa WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 103, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 103, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 103, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 103, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 103 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-10 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Son of Joseph and Jane Ashford of Chedzoy, Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal