Pte
Arthur Roy Ashton
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1885 |
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Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
General information
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Profession: Carpenter |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 2421 |
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Enlistment date: 21/05/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Casino, New South Wales, Australia |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Gasometer, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 32 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 29B |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | ‘Place of death’ |
My story
On 12 October 1917, during the disastrous First Battle of Passchendaele, the 49th Battalion was in close support near Broodseinde. While in support, four young Australians were killed, when a shell hit their dug-out. The dug-out, near a gasometer on the road going towards, Broodseinde collapsed, burying the four alive. Arthur Ashton, 32, William Hayes, 23, Arthur James, 25 and Arthur Siddle, 21 are remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Sources 8
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"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, pg. 113-114. Sources used |
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"To Villers-Bretonneux", Edgar P., Loftus, Australian Military History Publications, 2006, pg. 182-183. Sources used |
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AIF-project https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/search Sources used |
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Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/people/roll-search/all/?preferred_name=&service_number=&unit=&conflict=0&op=Search Sources used |
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1597458/ASHTON,%20ARTHUR%20ROY Sources used |
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National Archives of Australia http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx Sources used |
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The Long, Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War diary 49th Bn. Australian Infantry https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/ Sources used |