Son of James Ashton, of 1, Back Nelson Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Of 303, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire.
Ashton, Harold –
Personal details
- Surname: Ashton
- Forename: Harold
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Lowton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 9th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 1565
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: June 26th, 1912 - 1912-06-26
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/08/1916 25/08/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5d 7g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/09/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 23/11/1917