Regimental number | 1189 |
Place of birth | Hurstville, New South Wales |
School | Bowral Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | Sydney Teachers Training College, New South Wales |
Religion | Salvation Army |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Dapto, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Maisie Asher, c/o Rainbow, Mittagong, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bailleul, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave 208), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Danield and Hannah ASHER; Wife: Maisie H. ASHER. Native of Hurstville, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6276 Driver Charles ASHER, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 12 March 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |