Ashton, Oriel Joseph

Date of Birth	1894-04-21
Date of Death	1944-11-17
Age	50
Birth Place	Australia, Victoria, North Melbourne

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1911-07-15
Rank	Chief Petty Officer
Rate	Stoker
Official Number	1146
Discharged Date	1930-08-01
Discharge Type	EE - Engagement Expired
Discharge Notes	1. EE 2.
Service Period	1911-30,1939-41
Active Service (War service)	WW1 & 2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Records see Sources

Service 2	RAFR - Royal Australian Fleet Reserve
Service Period	1939-1941

Cemetery Details

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Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Presbyterian
Section	6F
Row	2
Grave Number	122

Notes

The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. 1861-1954) Fri 10 Nov 1911 P7 SHIP JOHN MURRAY. The Ballarat Courier (Vic. 1869-1886;1914-1918) Wed 28 Apr 1915 Page 5

Sources

• Service Record - Australian National Archives
• Nominal Roll - Department of Veterans Affairs
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• DVA Commemoration Details
• AWM Roll of Honour
• AWM Photograph
• The Sun (Sydney, NSW 1910-1954) 18 Jun 1915 Page 3 ON THE AUSTRALIA
• Royal Australian Navy News (National 1958-2021) 15 Apr 1966 Page 4 Naval-minded family
• SHIP JOHN MURRAY. The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. 1861-1954) Fri 10 Nov 1911 P7
• TRAINING SHIP INQUIRY ABC The Ballarat Courier (Vic. 1869-1886;1914-1918) Wed 28 Apr 1915 Page 5

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