William – Ashton – Great Eastern Railway – Lance-Corporal – 08/05/1915
Title
William – Ashton – Great Eastern Railway – Lance-Corporal – 08/05/1915
Initials / forenames
William
Surname
Ashton
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Suffolk Regiment, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Lance-Corporal
Military number
13039
Railway department
Ingham
Railway job
Platelayer
Date died
08/05/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: September 1915 Supplement (No. 2) p2
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Notes
Aged 27, son of Alfred and Alice Ashton of 17 St Edmund's Place, Bury St Edmund's. He was born 3rd March 1888, son of signal fitter A. Ashton of Bury St Edmunds. He joined GER on the 14th February 1910. He was killed in action in France.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
22/08/2016
Last updated
22/08/2016
Citation
“William – Ashton – Great Eastern Railway – Lance-Corporal – 08/05/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62215.