Husband of Mrs. Ashton, of Pendlebury, Lancashire.
Ashton, John William –
Personal details
- Surname: Ashton
- Forename: John William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Irlams-o'th'-Height, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Pendlebury, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 39
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 25th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 2856
- Regiment: South Lancashire (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Agecroft Colliers (Knowles's Collieries) Memorial - Salford
- St. Augustine of Canterbury (Pendlebury) C.E. Church WWI Memorial Cross - Salford
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 37.