John Charles ASBURY

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Service Number:	154
Enlisted:	15 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Beechworth, Indigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Agent
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 8 May 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 11, Row D, Grave 39 Rev. J.T. Hall officiated, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth Presbyterian Church WWI Roll of Honour, Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Beechworth War Memorial

15 Mar 1915:	Enlisted Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 154, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 154, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
8 May 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 154, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 154 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-05-08
Date unknown:	Involvement 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Son of William Asbury, Spring Creek, Beechworth, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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