Book of Remembrance entry
B.A. : Lieutenant, 54th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting in October, 1915, and sailing in October, 1916, as second-lieutenant, joined battn. 8th February, 1917, near Bapaume. Following enemy to the Hindenburg Line in March, was detailed to Central Training School (The Bull Ring) at Havre. Rejoining battn., served at Polygon Wood and Passchendaele and acted as Works Officer, Assistant Adjutant and Intelligence Officer till gassed at Villers-Bretonneux 18th April, 1918. Resuming duty in September, saw action at Peronne and St. Quentin Canal and was detailed to Education Service as Brigade Education Officer (14th and 53rd Battns.) returning as Transport Education Officer for demobilisation. Early education at Crown St. Public and Sydney High Schools.
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1880Askham A.C. : Life.Birth 1880
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?Early education at Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
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?Early education at Sydney High School, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
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1905Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1905
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1909Assistant Master at Taree -- NSW, Australia 1909
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1915Teacher at Broadwater -- NSW, Australia 1915
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1915Enlisted 1 Oct 1915
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?Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France
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1919Military service as Brigade Education Officer 1919
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1922Headmaster at Ballina -- NSW, Australia 11 October 1922
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1925Teacher at Goulburn -- NSW, Australia 29 April 1925
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