Book of Remembrance entry
Arts I (e) : Lieutenant, 111th Howitzer Battery, A.I.F., France. Enlisting in September, 1915, and sailing 23rd October, was commissioned in Egypt in March, 1916. Crossing to France, served at the Somme, Bullecourt, Messines, Bapaume and till death. Killed in Action, Bailleul, 2nd September, 1917, and buried in Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul. Early education at Bowral District School. A gallant officer and fine soldier.He had gained the utmost respect . . . by his extreme devotion to duty. His interest and care for his own section had become a byword . . . so much so that they were commonly referred to as ‘‘Asher's Babes"
TIMELINE
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1890Asher J.H. : Life.Birth 1 Sep 1890
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?Early education at Bowral District School, Bowral, NSW, Australia
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1915Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
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1915Teacher at Dapto -- NSW, Australia 1915
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1915Enlisted 1 Sep 1915
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?Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France
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1917Death in Bailleul -- Nord, France 2 September 1917
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