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Gunner Albert Simpson Ashton

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1884-03-07
Place of birth: Broadview Lancashire England
Next of kin: Ada Ashton, wife. 3 9th Avenue, Lachine, Quebec
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Iron Moulder
Address: 3 9th Avenue, Lachine, Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-09-12
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Terlincthun British Cemetery, III. E. 14.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 89856
Highest Rank: Gunner
Rank detail
  1. Gunner (Army).
  2. Gunner (Army). 1915-03-07 to 1918-09-12
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded November 4, 1917 at Passchendaele, Gassed September 7, 1918
Commemoration location: http://www.britishhomechildrenregistry.com/Person/bhcInfo/35112

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 4024334
LAC ID: 15237
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0268-S039
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Joseph Ashton and Ann Ashton (nee Parry) of Ashton-under-Lyne; husband of Ada Ashton (nee Barstow) married February 12, 1907 of 3 9th Avenue, Lachine, Quebec

Albert Simpson's actual age is questionable as it is between 1884 and 1889 and both years are used on his Military Files. Albert Simpson Ashton left Liverpool England age 13 or 16 on 29 March 1900 on the ship Dominion by the Fegan Distribution Homes and arrived at Halifax Nova Scotia on 8 April 1900 for destination the Fegan Distribution in Toronto. On 15 March 1915 31 year old Iron Moulder Albert Ashston attests in Montreal in a Field Artillery unit saying he had 4 years experience with the 3rd Manchester Engineers. On 18 Jan 1916 he arrives in France and is rotated or transferred to a number of Artillery Units until he ends up with the 5th Brigade of Canadian Field Artillery in September 1918. On 12 September 1918 former Fegan Toronto Distribution youth called British Home Child Gunner Albert Simpson Ashton is killed in action.

Uploader's Research notes: [Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 7th Artillery Brigade 27th Battery Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 5th Artillery Brigade ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2021-09-15