The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Ashbolt
- First Name:
- Lloyd George
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Regimental #:
- WX17251
- Company:
- 'E' Company, Special Reserve Battalion
- Enlisted:
- 15.10.1941
- Discharged:
- 23.01.1946
- DOB:
- 6.05.1916
- Place of Birth:
- York, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- George Henry Ashbolt
- Mothers's Name:
- Edith Fanny Ashbolt
- Religion:
- Methodist
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Traveller
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi, Thomson Road (Caldecot Hill Estate Camp), Selarang Barracks Changi (Garden Control Party)
- Java:
- 'D' Force Thailand, S Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Kanu II, Hintok River Camp,Tamuang
- Camps Japan:
- Yamane, Niihama.
- POW#:
- 8746, 1562
- Japan:
- Rashin Maru Party
- Return Details 1945:
- Wakayam-Okinawa, USS Sanctuary, Okinawa-Manila, USS Bingham, Manila-Sydney, HMS Speaker, Sydney-Fremantle, HMT Dominion Monarch.
General Description
Lloyd George Ashbolt was the only child born to George and Edith Ashbolt of Manchester Street, Victoria Park. His patriotic Grandmother suggested her grandson be named after Britain’s Prime Minister Lloyd George!
Prior to enlistment Ashbolt was a travelling salesman with Foggitt Jones Pty Ltd. His parents were most fortunate to receive a card from Burma from him advising he was in good health!
Read about the good news received by WA families
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Thomson Road (Caldecot Hill Estate Camp) - Singapore
- Hintok River Camp, 158k - Thailand
- Kanu II, 152.30k - Thailand
- Tamuang, Tha Muang 39k - Thailand
- Nihama, Hiroshima #2-B- Japan
- Yamane, Hiroshima #3-D - Japan
