Ashley Claude George Moseley Cordy

Ashley Claude George Moseley Cordy

Personal Information
Date of Birth	3 May 1906
Place of Birth	Jerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England
Death	21 Aug 2001
Place of Death	Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	34 years, 1 month
Occupation	Dairy Farm Manager
Religion	Church of England
Address	Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs Minnie May Cordy (nee Donald)
Military Information
Reg Number	WX3801
Date of Enlistment	1 Jun 1940
Rank	Bombardier
Unit/Formation	2/3rd Australian Anti Tank Regiment
Military Movement
1st Departure from Australia
Journey Dates	3 Jan 1941 ‒ 12 Jan 1941
Transport Details	HMT Aquitania Fremantle to Colombo
Transfers
Journey Dates	16 Jan 1941 ‒ 2 Feb 1941
Transport Details	HMT Nieuw Zeeland Colombo to Kantara
Post War Details

Pre War

Seven year old Ashley emigrated to Australia with his parents and older brother Joseph on SS Armadale from London, departing on 28 Oct 1931 and disembarking in Fremantle on 11 Dec 1913. In 1937 he married Minnie May Donald and their son John S Cordy was born 1938, d. 1939. A daughter named Linda. During the war Minnie lived with her Mother in Armadale.

Electoral Roll entries: During 1928 - 1931 he was living in 'Pipe Track' East Cannington, farmer; 1936 - 1943 at Armadale, farm manager

War Service

Ashley elisted on 1 Jun 1940, and on 18 Jun 1940 he was allocated to the training battery at Northam. However, on 12 Aug 1940 he was transferred to the General Reinforcement Pool, and then on 5 Sep 1940 to the 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion. Perhaps not to his liking as on 9 Sep 1940 he was AWOL from Midnight 8 Sep until Noon on the 9th. Admonished by his Command ing Officer he forfeited a day's pay (5/- or 50 cents). On 15 Oct 1940 Ashley was detached to the 24th Anti-Tank Company, returning to hi sunit on 19 Nov 1940. Barely back, he was sent on pre-embarkation Leave from 27 Nov until 3 Dec 1940.

Ashley along withthe battalion embarked aboard HMT Aquitania on 3 January for Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) where they were transferred to the HMT Nieuw Zeeland for the voyage to Kantara on the Suez Canal where they disembarked on 2 Feb 1941.

Discharged 4 Sep 1944

Post War

Ashley and Minnie appear to have separated after the war. His second marriage to Beatrice Mabel Hanretty (1910 - 1984). Beatrice died on 17 Dec 1984. Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1958 at Keysbrook, cartage contractor; 1968 - 1980 Richardson street, Serpentine, driver. Ashley is buried in the Serpentine Cemetery Plot 1093

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