We remember Herbert Ashton

We remember Herbert Ashton

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Timeline

Timeline

1887
birth Oldham, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6628738 29th December 1887
1901
education Oldham Grammar School Oldham United Kingdom Source:6628738 September 1901 - 1904
1904
employment Bank Clerk Huddersfield Road, Oldham United Kingdom Source:6628738 1904 - 12th December 1914
1907
employment Bank Employee Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank Limited Oldham United Kingdom Source:9024361 April 1907
1913
employment Bank Employee Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank Limited Oldham United Kingdom Source:9024362 April 1913
1914
employment Bank Clerk Source:6628738 12th December 1914
1914
enlistment Manchester United Kingdom Source:6628738 12th December 1914
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:81713 8th November 1915
1916
hospitalisation Gunshot wounds to left arm and leg. Hospital/Institution Source:6628738 18th February 1916
1917
commission Source:81713 1st March 1917
1917
service British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment "D" Company, attached 2nd/5th Battalion Source:7932646 1st March 1917 - 27th November 1917
1917
dates Age 29 Source:7089641 27th November 1917
1917
missing Source:81713 27th November 1917
employment Bank Employee Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank Ltd Head Office, Manchester United Kingdom Source:9652198
service British Army Private 7290 Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion Source:7932646
service British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regimentt 2nd/5th Battalion Source:7089641
1917
death Killed in Action Battle of Cambrai France Source:7089641 Source:7622898 Source:6628738 27th November 1917
burial Cambrai Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Louverval, Nord France Panel 9 and 10. Source:7089641

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Herbert
Initials H
Last Name Ashton
Source 81713
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7290 Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion Private
British Army York and Lancaster Regiment "D" Company, attached 2nd/5th Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army York and Lancaster Regimentt 2nd/5th Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alfred Ashton father
Anna Ashton mother

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Cath3185
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

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WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls Yvonne27542
Journal of the Institute of Bankers - October 1907 Yvonne27542
Journal of the Institute of Bankers - October 1913 Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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The Cambrai Memorial at Louverval Anne1202
Service Roll of Martins Bank - Cover James201
Service Roll of Martins Bank - Title Page James201
Detail page from Service Roll of Martins Bank James201
Original Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank WW1 Memorial Yvonne27542

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