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Francis Cyril Aston

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Cyril AWMM
  • Surname
    Aston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 4/1028 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 September 1894 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 226 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Frank Aston (father), Telegraph-office, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/1028 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 10.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      142 lb AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Francis Aston was the son of Frank Aston of Napier, New Zealand. Born at Wellington, New Zealand.

    Joined unit at Gallipoli, 26 October 1915.
    Killed in action, 11 November 1915.

    Father: Frank Aston, Napier AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 November 1915 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey AWMM Special Memorial A. 30. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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12 May 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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