Regimental number | 2552 |
Place of birth | Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bushman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.7 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Edgar Ashby, Texas, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of chest measurement) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Louisa ASHBY; Wife: Mary Aileen ASHBY |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Accidentally injured, loading trucks, Bailleul Railway Station, 10 July 1916 (fracture, lower jaw: severe; soldier not in any way to blame), and admitted to 13th Stationary Hospital; transferred to England, 13 July 1916, and admitted to Mill Bank Military Hospital; discharged to No 3 Camp Details Company, Weymouth, 3 October 1916. Marched in to 1st Training Bn, Perham Downs, 4 October 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Miltiades', 4 May 1917; arrived Sydney, 4 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 17 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Toowong Cemetery (Grave No. F2/160), Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ASHBY James Leonard |