Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 07/10/1942
- Date of Discharge
- 30/09/1945
- Place of Enlistment
- Canberra ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 21/06/1911
- Place of Birth
- Canberra ACT
- Address (at enlistment)
- Causeway, Kingston ACT
- Occupation
- Driver
- Next of Kin
- Annie McDonald (mother), Causeway, Kingston ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- N449428
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- 21 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps Part Time Duty
Notes
Aspland grew up at Molonglo. He was a widower and worked as a mechanical loader driver for the Department of Interior when he enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps in 1942. He served with the corps until its disbandment at the end of September 1945. Aspland died in Wellington NSW on 1 June 1976.
Description - height 5 feet 11.5 inches, weight 168 pounds, chest 38.5-42.5 inches, Church of England.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
The Canberra Times - 2 December 1938, 3 June 1976
NAA RecordSearch - Series B884
ACT electoral rolls