Other Information:Ashely enlisted on 10th May 1915 into the 2nd East Anglian Divisional Field Ambulance, Territorial Force, under the service number 2246 and was embodied into the 3/2nd East Anglian Field Ambulance. On 26th September 1916 he transferred into the Regular Army, then entered the war in France on 6th November 1916 and was posted to serve with the 141st Field Ambulance. On 18th November 1916 he was severely wounded, suffering with wounds to his eye, arm and leg, and was evacuated via the South Midland Divisional Casualty Clearing Station He returned to the UK on 25th November 1916. After recovering he spent the remainder of the war in the UK. On 25th September 1918 was appointed acting Lance Corporal. He was demobilized and transferred to the reserves, Class Z on 3rd July 1919. By this date he was serving under the rank of acting Corporal with 20 Coy. He was 25 years old, was single, and was living at 70 Pelham Road, Norwich at that time.
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