Regimental number | 1868 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Satur near Scone, New South Wales |
School | East Maitland High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Satur, Scone, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Ashford, Satur, Scone, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 18.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 25), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of John Oakenville and Elizabeth Ashford. Satur, Scone, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 13181 Driver Oscar Leslie ASHFORD, 5th Army Motor Transport Section, returned to Australia, 20 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |