Martin Stanley Claud (Marty) ASHARD

ASHARD, Martin Stanley Claud

Service Number: 2123
Enlisted: 17 March 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 56th Infantry Battalion
Born: Gresford,New South Wales, Australia, 20 September 1896
Home Town: Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Coppersmith
Died: Natural causes (cancer), Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 16 January 1974, aged 77 years
Cemetery: Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park, NSW
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World War 1 Service

17 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2123, Sydney, New South Wales
4 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
16 Feb 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 56th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Gassed
25 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 56th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, 2nd occasion - Gassed
28 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 56th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Date of wounding is actually 28 SEP 16. This suggests that the member was wounded in the Polygon Wood advance.
20 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 56th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 3rd occasion
1 Feb 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 56th Infantry Battalion

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