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ASH, Herbert Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3457 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Enlistment Date as per Service Records |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moolap, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Leopold, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Leopold State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Maubeuge, France, 18 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery, France Row B, Grave 38, Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery, Maubeuge, Avesnes sur Helpe, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong War Memorial, Leopold State School Honor Roll, Leopold and District Residents Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3457, 22nd Australian Infantry Brigade, Enlistment Date as per Service Records | |
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| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3457, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3457, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3457, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred 57th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength from 22nd | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred 58th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength of 58th Battalion from 57th Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3457, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3457, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Transferred 5th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Temp. attached to 5th DHQ as groom to Major freeman | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Transferred 58th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined 58th Battalion | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 58th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3457, 58th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3457, 58th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Transferred 15th Field Ambulance, Admitted with influenza | |
| 17 Dec 1918: | Transferred 15th Field Ambulance, 37th C.C.S. dangerously ill | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Involvement Driver, 3457, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3457 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-12-18 |
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Died at 47th CCS Maubeuge, France (not 37th)
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