Frederick William ASHTON

Regimental number5294
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolWilliam Street Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address143 Hargraves Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Louise Ashton, 143 Hargraves Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 February 1917
Place of death or woundingLe Sars, Somme, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialAdanac Military Cemetery (Plot IV, row H, Grave 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
87
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Roland and Alice Louisa ASHTON, 143 Hargrave Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front