Harold
Ashton
Born in Limpsfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Albert Ashton
and Elvina (Willoughby) Ashton
Brother of
Albert Ashton, William Ashton, Walter Ashton, Sydney Ashton, Alfred Ashton, Ernest John Ashton and Rose Ashton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 20
in Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, België
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2021
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Biography
Harold Ashton was a son of Albert Ashton and Elvina (Willoughby) Ashton.[1][2]
Birth
He was born 31 October 1894 at Limpsfield, Surrey, England.[1][2][3]
Residence
Occupation
In 1911 his occupation was gardener.[4]
Military Service and Death
On 23 November 1914 he enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and on 8 October 1915 embarked for France with the 21st Battalion of Canadian Infantry. Harold Ashton was killed in action 23 October 1915 at Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders, Belgium.[3]
He was buried and is commemorated at the Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Ieper.[5]
Research Notes
- Date of birth given at enlistment as 31 October 1893 but birth registration and early census implies 1894. Actual date assumed to be 31 October 1894. Note that the earlier date is also shown on Findagrave.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Register Office (UK), Online Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/ : accessed 2 Sep 2021), births, 1894, Harold Ashton.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Census returns of England and Wales, 1901, (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Godstone [Surrey], ref. RG13/630, fo. 157, p. 14, sched. 76, household of Albert Ashton; "1901 England Census", digital images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.co.uk : accessed 17 Nov 2019), path: Surrey > Limpsfield > District 12, image 15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ : accessed 6 Sep 2021), path: "And - Ast > Box 269 (Ashton, Daniel - Ashton, Junius James)", image 1087, Harold Ashton.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Census returns of England and Wales, 1911, (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Godstone [Surrey], ref. RG14/3255, sched. 91, household of Albert Ashton; "1911 England Census", digital images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.co.uk : accessed 17 Nov 2019), path: Surrey > Limpsfield > 12, image 186.
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission, database and digital images (http://www.cwgc.org : accessed 9 Nov 2021), 1915, Harold Ashton.
See also:
- Source Abstracts for Harold Ashton.
- Harold Ashton in FamilySearch Tree
- Ridge Wood Military Cemetery (Voormezeele, West Flanders, Belgium), memorial for Harold Ashton died 1915; ; Find A Grave: Memorial #12730072.
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