ASH, Clarence Hugh
| Service Number: | 2281 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 28 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery Sp. Mem. A. 3. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: |
Embarked
AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 50th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, Killed in Action |
Obituary
The Advertiser Thursday 03 May 1917 page 12
THE LATE PRIVATE C. H. ASH.
Mr. S.A. Ash of 63, Arthur street, Unley, has been notified that his son, Private C. H. Ash of the A.I.F., was killed, in action in France on April 2. Private Ash, who was in his 22nd year, prior to enlisting served his apprenticeship with Mr. W. J. Brookes, baker,of Angas-street, Adelaide. He was the second son of Mr. 8. A. Ash to fall this year, and another son, Private L. H. Ash, is in camp.
Submitted 22 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of Frederick (Shadrach) Alfred ASH and Elizbeth nee BOYLE
Adress prior to enlistment: 63 Arthur Street, Unley.
Killed in Action at Noreuil, 2 April 1917.
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