Son of William and Elizabeth Ashton, of 148, Rawson Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Formerly employed in the secretary’s office of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Hunt’s Bank, Manchester.
Ashton, W –
Personal details
- Surname: Ashton
- Forename: W
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Farnworth, 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: Sapper
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 30/03/1917