Regimental number | 31664 |
Place of birth | Macleay River, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Address | 185 Thomas Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40.4 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L A Ashmead, 185 Thomas Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 15 months in the Mounted Infantry, South Africa (Boer War); time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 10, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 18 January 1918; disembarked, Perth, 24 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: debility following mustard gas poisoning), 19 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 73 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ASHMEAD Arthur Hezron |