Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William Frank Ashley Died 27 February 1941 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 40861 AWMM WWII 35066 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Second Lieutenant AWMM New Zealand Engineers AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 57), Page: 31 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Frank AWMM SurnameAshley AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 40861 AWMM WWII 35066 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 W.A. Ashley (father), 88 Don Street, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 40861 AWMM WWII 35066 AWMM Military serviceTrentham Military Camp AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Carpenter/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 Mar 1917-21 May 1917 AWMMHMNZT 79 AWMM Vessel was Ruapehu AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM Reinforcements H Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Second Lieutenant AWMM New Zealand Engineers AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Ashley was the son of William Arkinstall Ashley and Phoebe Ashley of Invercargill. He was the husband of Christiana Ashley of Blenheim. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death27 February 1941 AWMM Age 44 AWMM Trentham, Upper Hutt AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryKarori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 25. A/3. (S) AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Frank Ashley by laying a poppy. Russell George Ashley Vincent de Paul Ashley William Frank Ashley William James Christopher Ashley William John Ashley Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Frank Ashley Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Our grins : just a souvenir of the 23rds Library / Pictorial › publication [Capetown?] D526.2 OUR Sources Sources Contribute › External linksDeath notice: Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 50, 28 February 1941, Page 1 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19410228.2.3&srpos Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24054191&digital=yes Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2921183 Sources Used DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 57: 31 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM The Evening Post AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
