We remember Thomas William Aston

We remember Thomas William Aston

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Glasgow United Kingdom Source:7944297 Source:7944295 1894
1915
service British Army Private 3/2819 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion Source:7944297 15th April 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:90006 15th April 1915
enlistment Glasgow United Kingdom Source:7944295
marriage Annie Source:7944297
service British Army Private 3/2819 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:7944297
1917
death Killed in Action During an attack on Turkish trench systems at Sheria, near Beersheba Tel-el-Sheria Israel Source:90006 Source:7944303 6th November 1917
burial Beersheba War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Cactus Garden near Sheria, Palestine (modern day Israel) Israel Source:7944297 Source:7944303

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Thomas William
Initials TW
Last Name Aston
Source 7944295
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3/2819 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion Private
British Army 3/2819 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force) Private
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
Florence mother
William Aston father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie wife

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190

External Evidence

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Black Watch Medal Roll (BWM) Fife3190
The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry by Major D. D. Ogilvie Fife3190

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