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Clive ASH

Regimental number4495
ReligionJewish
OccupationSalesman
Address20 William Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 4"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Olive Ash, 139 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Enlistment date2 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 August 1919
Discharge date8 January 1920
Family/military connectionsFather: 4494 Pte Sydney ASH, 29th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 March 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajana', 19 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit: conjunctivitis), Melbourne, 8 January 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No NX13943.
Miscellaneous detailsAge at World War II enlistment does not align with World War I details.
Date of death11 May 1977
SourcesNAA: B883, ASH Clive

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