| Regimental number | 10/1402a |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oldham, Lancashire |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | None |
| Address | 119 Cobden Street, Gisborne |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.8 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, E Ashworth, 119 Cobden Street, Gisborne |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years 9 months in New Zealand Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mr & Mrs E. A. Ashworth, 115 Peel Street, Gisborne. Native of Oldham, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Wounded in action, 8 May 1915 (bullet wound, abdomen), and admitted to HS 'Braemar Castle'; disembarked Malta, 18 May 1915, and admitted to St George's Hospital; transferred to Convalescent Camp, 13 June 1915. Embarked for Egypt, 12 July 1915; attached to strength of Base Depot, Mustapha, 16 July 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 21 July 1915; rejoined Bn, Anzac Cove, 28 July 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22271339 |