Ashley, Gilbert –

Son of William and Mary Ann Ashley (nee Brown); husband of Eliza Ashley (nee Trotman), of 4, Hardman’s Lane, Dunscar, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Formerly Private 15/25442, 11th Bn., Sherwood Foresters; formerly Private 402511, 855th Company, Labour Corps.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ashley
  • Forename: Gilbert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Turton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Dunscar, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: Not known
  • Service number: 77795
  • Regiment: Royal Defence Corps
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/04/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e
  • Bolton Chronicle: 24/11/1916

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