Ashurst, Harold –

Son of Walter and Emma Ashurst, of Church Street, Little Lever, Lancashire; husband of Ann Ashurst, of 49, Market Street, Little Lever, Lancashire. Formerly Private 42179, 1st Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers. Wounded September 1917 resulting in the amputation of two fingers of left hand.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ashurst
  • Forename: Harold
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Little Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: February 1st, 1920
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 28132
  • Regiment: King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
  • Enlistment date: December 2nd, 1915 - 1915-12-02
  • Enlistment location: Rochdale, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: 295204
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Little Lever United Reformed Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: 467

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Chronicle: 12/10/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 12/10/1917

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