| Regimental number | 1450 |
| Place of birth | Sittingbourne, Kent, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Address | ... |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Ashby, Moora, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 3 September 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to Mudros. Embarked on HS 'Neuralia', 5 September 1915; admitted to 'Cottonera' Military Hospital, Malta, 10 September 1915. Invalided to England, 18 September 1915 (dysentery); admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 24 September 1915. Proceeded with 27th Draft from No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, to rejoin Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 25 March 1916. Transferred to 47th Bn, Serapeum, 25 April 1916. Taken on strength 48th Bn from 11th Bn through 47th Bn, 26 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, 22 November 1916; admitted to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 22 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right hip and thigh); transferred to Ambulance Train, 28 November 1916; to England, 29 November 1916, and admitted to Stratford-on-Avon War Hospital, 30 November 1916; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 23 March 1917; discharged, 5 April 1917, and granted furlough to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 20 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Nestor' , 22 July 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 3 September 1917; discharged, 1 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
