Samuel – Ashton – Great Central Railway – Private – 11/12/1916
Title
Samuel – Ashton – Great Central Railway – Private – 11/12/1916
Initials / forenames
Samuel
Surname
Ashton
Railway company
Great Central Railway
Military unit
Cheshire Regiment, 5th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
1981
Railway department
Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department, Stockport
Railway job
Labourer
Date died
11/12/1916
Magazine reference
The Great Central Railway Journal March 1917, pg. 184; [Previously Wounded - The Great Central Journal November 1916, pg. 102]
Memorial
Cheadle and Gatley Cemetery, Cheshire
Notes
Aged 21, son of Sarah Ann Ashton of 51 School Street, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, and the late John Ashton. Previously wounded as mentioned in the November 1916 issue of The Great Central Railway Journal, and stationed in Netley.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, The Great Central Railway Journal, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Citation
“Samuel – Ashton – Great Central Railway – Private – 11/12/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 12, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62219.