Son of Joseph and Annie Ashton, of 236, Manchester Road, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Died of bronchial pneumonia in Salonika.
Ashton, Herbert –
Personal details
- Surname: Ashton
- Forename: Herbert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 1st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 9th (Pioneer) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 36776
- Regiment: Border Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- St. Paul's (Peel) C.E. Church Brass Memorial Plaques - Little Hulton
- CWGC Memorial: Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika, Greece
- CWGC reference: 403
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/11/1918 27/12/1918