Corporal Richard Asbury
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1895-10-13
Place of birth: Burton upon Trent Staffordshire England
Next of kin: Alice Ann Asbury, mother. 111 Wheatley Lane, Burton upon Trent, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Chocolate Maker
Occupation (normalized): Confectionery Maker
Address:
283 Wallace Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1926-08-07
Cause of death:
Accident
Buried:
Prospect Cemetery
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 766978
Highest Rank:
Corporal
Rank detail
- Corporal (Army). 1919-01-08 to 1919-07-07
- Private (Army). 1918-06-24 to 1919-01-08
- Private, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-02-07 to 1918-06-23
- Private (Army). 1917-12-29 to 1918-02-07
- Private, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-10 to 1917-12-29
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-13 to 1916-10-10
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded November 3, 1917 at Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
14733
Service file: B0258-S066
Uploader's Notes:
Son of George Thomas Asbury and Alice Ann Asbury (nee Ashmole); younger brother of Ernest Samuel Asbury (Service No. 678516)
Prior service in 109th Regiment
Committed suicide by hanging
Uploader's Research notes: 123rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp Private Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion A Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2012-12-23
Last modified: 2021-08-07