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ASHMORE, Luther
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4555 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 November 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Derbyshire, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Greenbushes, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Elementary Board School, England |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenbushes War Memorial, W.A., Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4555, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 16th Battalion to the 48th Battalion, in the field | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4555, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4555, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4555, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4555 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 28 years
Son of Stephen and Mary Ashmore of Holy Moor Side, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Next of kin was given as his brother Sydney Ashmore of Narrogin, WA later of Carmel, WA and another brother was E. Ashmore of Holy Moor Side, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal