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ASHER, John Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1189 |
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Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Warwick Farm Depot |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Hurstville, NSW, 1 September 1890 |
Home Town: | Dapto, Wollongong, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Bowral Public School; Sydney University |
Occupation: | School Teacher |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 2 September 1917, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord III E 208 |
Memorials: | Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers Who Served Abroard Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1189, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Warwick Farm Depot | |
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21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1189, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1189, 12th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
2 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
John Henry ASHER was born in Hurstville, NSW on 1st September, 1890
His parents were Daniel ASHER & Hanna DREW
He married Maisie Heath RAINBOW in Sydney in 1915
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His brother Charles ASHER (SN 6276) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918