ASHWIN, James
Service Number: | WX28531 |
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Enlisted: | 30 July 1942, Dandaragan, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Australian General Hospital |
Born: | Wiluna, WA, 18 January 1923 |
Home Town: | Roleystone, Armadale, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Nurseryman |
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World War 2 Service
30 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX28531, 2nd/12th Australian General Hospital, Dandaragan, WA | |
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25 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX28531 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
James Ashwin was born at Yelma Station 18 January 1926 and was sent to Mogumber in 1934, then Sister Kate's Childrens Cottage Home at Queens Park. He joined the C.M.F. at age 15, and joined the Army Forces in Borneo in 1944. He was one of many Aboriginal men who fought in the Second World War.