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James ASHTON

Regimental number7074
Place of birthDerbyshire England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoilermaker
Address6 Oxford Street, Newport, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs Betsy Ashton, 6 Oxford Street, Newport, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 16
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death20 August 1948

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