| Regimental number | 480 |
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England |
| School | Moor Park, West Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 36 Newton Street, Darwin Lancashire, England |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert A Ainsworth, 36 Newton Street, Darwin Lancashire, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 18th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row, C, Grave No 11), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Alexander and Fanny AINSWORTH, 5 Green Street, East Darwin, Lancs. Native of Preston, Lancs, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Admitted to HS 'Valdivia', Gallipoli, 14 October 1915 (influenza); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 18 October 1915; to NZ&A Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 29 October 1915 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 28 December 1915; rejoined Bn, 5 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 25 March 1916. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 19 July 1916 (scabies); rejoined Bn, 22 July 1916. Wounded in action, 5 August 1916 (gun shot wound, left arm), and admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, and then to Ambulance Train No 26; admitted to 10th General Hospital, Rouen; transferred to England, 9 August 1916, and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol, 10 August 1916;discharged on furlough, 9 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 December 1916; marched out to unit, 21 December 1916. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 21 December 1916 (influenza); transferred to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Touquet, 25 December 1916; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 14 January 1917; rejoined 18th Bn, in the field, 19 February 1917. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 19 June 1917 (gonorrhea), and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 22 June 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 21 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 August 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 62 days. Killed in action, Belgium, 5 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, AINSWORTH Robert |