Harry Patrick Ashburner Roman Catholic Section 2 row 4 plot 9
Harry Patrick Ashburner
160 000 enlisted for King and Country into the various Military Forces. At Point Clare there are several three digit Service numbers signifying these men were inside the first 1000 of enlistees. The following is a summery of Harry Patrick Ashburner ‘s war record.
Harry Patrick Ashburner
Service Number is Number 1.
Place of Birth Erskinville, Sydney NSW
Officially Aged 25 (but might be as young as 19 the is some discrepancy later on.)
Height 5 foot 9 inches
Complexion dark,
Hair Brown
Eyes Brown
Distinctive Marks “Vaccination Scar”
Religion Roman Catholic
His day job before the war was titled Clerk.
Place of Enlistment, Roseberry Park, Sydney NSW
Dated September 10, 1914.
Assigned to 13th Battalion
Rank Private (10 September to 1 October 2014)
Annotations on his records that he is to be made a Sergeant as he had some prior military training.
Rank Sergeant from 1st October 1914 until appointed on 2 December 1914.
He was at Gallipoli in late May 1915.
Returned to Australia via from the Port of Plymouth on 8th October 1915.
Discharged 16th January 1916.
In addition to other service medal it is noted that he is eligible for the “1914- 1915 Service Star Medal”.
Next of Kin Mother with a Randwick NSW address.
The Following is a Link to Harry Ashburner’s War record
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3036749
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