Gunner Albert Simpson Ashton
Died of Wounds in WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
89856
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Wounds
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion:
5th Artillery Brigade
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Broadclough, Lancashire
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
31 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
34 years 6 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
34 years 6 months
Country Born:
England
Trade or Calling:
Iron Moulder
Next of Kin:
Ada Ashton, wife, Beauharnois, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Beauharnois, Quebec
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
130 lbs / 59 kg
Chest:
32.5 in / 83 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Wounded November 4, 1917 at Passchendaele,
Gassed September 8, 1918
Length of Service:
1277 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Gunner |
Canadian Field Artillery |
Army |
5th Artillery Brigade |
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| WW1 |
Gunner |
Canadian Field Artillery |
Army |
7th Artillery Brigade |
27th Battery |
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Notes
\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 8 September 1918 Gunner Albert Simpson Ashton is wounded and gassed and dies of wounds 2 days later on 12 September 1918. He was a former Fegan Toronto Distribution youth / British Home Child.
http://www.britishhomechildrenregistry.com/Person/bhcInfo/35112
Additional Service Notes
Previous military: 4 years in 3rd Manchester, England
Additional Next of Kin 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 and later Beauharnois, Quebec
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