Ernest ASHWORTH

Regimental number23780
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Ashworth, Eketahuna
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitRuahine Company, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann Ashworth, Parkville, Eketahuna, Wellington. Native of Rongomai, Eketahuna
Family/military connectionsBrother: 23781 George Osborne ASHWORTH
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 8

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