| Regimental number | 2835 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| True Name | ASHE, Clive Langtree |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Read Street, South Perth, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W H Jones, Read Street, South Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
Enlisted, 13 February 1915, as Clive Langtree ASHE; deserted, Seymour Camp. Re-enlisted, 7 July 1915, as Thomas JONES. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 7th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, Mudros, 23 December 1915 (influenza), and transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital (enteritis); disembarked Alexandria, 11 January 1916; admitted to No 19 General Hospital, 12 January 1916 (cystitis); transferred to Convalescent Camp, 13 January 1916; rejoined Bn, Tel el Kebir, 17 January 1916. Admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, 23 January 1916 (varicose veins); transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 January 1916; to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 15 February 1916; discharged to duty, 26 February 1916; rejoined Bn, Serapeum, 5 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 31 March 1917. Admitted to No 9 Stationary Hospital, Marseilles, 17 May 1916 (not yet diagnosed; transferred to No 39 General Hospital, Havre (date not recorded); discharged from No 39 General Hospital, 5 August 1916 (gonorrhoea); total period of treatment for venereal disease: 81 days. Admitted to No 24 General Hospital, Etaples, 28 August 1916 (dysentery); transferred to England, 30 September 1916, and admitted to Reading War Hospital (debility: slight); discharged to Dysentery Depot, Barton-on-Sea, 17 April 1917; discharged on furlough, 9 May 1917, to report to Training Bn, Wareham, 24 May 1917. Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 25 May 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 June 1917. Found guilty, 2 July 1917, of being absent without leave from 8 am to 7.30 pm, 1 July 1917: admonished, and forfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourbe, 2 November 1917. Statutory Declaration, 7 April 1920, stated true name to be Clive Langtree ASHE. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES Thomas |
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
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