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Victor Wadsworth ASHWORTH

Regimental number223
Place of birthWilcannia, New South Wales
SchoolPambula Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank Clerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Robert Ashworth, Branxton, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Company, Imperial Camel Corps
FateKilled in Action 7 November 1917
Age at death27
Place of burialBeersheba War Cemetery (Row N, Grave 2), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Edith Maud ASHWORTH, Branxton, New South Wales. Native of Wilcannia, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 228 Pte Athol Robert ASHWORTH, MM, 1st Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 November 1918; 705 Pte Leigh Edric ASHWORTH, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 29 January 1916.

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