Charles Donaldson Asher-Smith

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BiographyCharles Asher-Smith enlisted on 11 December 1916 and was killed in action.

His younger brother George Asher-Smith had enlisted and was due to leave for France when the armistice was signed.Age20Date of Death9 October 1917Civil employmentStudent Last edited by: Peter BOOTH

EducatedFort Street High School, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

RelationshipsSon of Alexander Asher-Smith and Elsie Asher-Smith of "Alvah", Burns Road, Wahroonga. (The surname is sometimes not hyphenated.)

Troops at Passchendaele

Service Information

Service number6653RankPrivateRegiment20th Battalion, AIFPlace of enlistmentSydney, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Date of embarkment7 February 1917 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Place of deathPasschendaeleBattlePasschendaeleMemorial/Cemetery Menin Gate Cemetery, Ypres, BelgiumWahroonga War MemorialMemorial NotesAlso commemorated on the Honour Roll of Warrawee Public School, where he was educated, and St John's Presbyterian (now Uniting) Church, Wahroonga. Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

KeywordsFirst World War Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

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Charles Donaldson Asher-Smith