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ASHCROFT, Edward Beken
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| Service Number: | 5649 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, Lancashire, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christ Church School, Liverpool, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot 1V, Row D, Grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brother 5648 Pte William Henry Ashcroft, 5th Battalion AIF was killed in action , 20 December 1916. Another brother, 3451 Pte Walter Benjamin Ashcroft 2nd Pioneer Battalion, was said to have gone out looking for Edward, (they were in the same unit), was severely wounded in the process, (double amputation of legs) and was returned to Australia, 16 March 1918.
Biography
Son of Emma Marion and the late Walter Boyes Ashcroft, 33 Sheffield Street, Coburg, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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