Ashdown J Pte 70211 17th Notts & Derby Regiment
ASHDOWN, JOHN, Private, No. 70211, 17th (Service) Battn. The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regt.), only s. of the late John Henry Ashdown, of Stoke Newington, N., by his wife, Sarah, dau. of Charles Abbitt; b. Blackheath, S.E., 15 Nov. 1880; educ. St. Matthias School, Stoke Newington, N.; was employed as a Packer; enlisted 22 March, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action 20 Oct. 1916. Buried near Thiépval. Lieut. E. L. Else wrote: “He was killed by a shell during one of the tours of the company in the front-line trench, and as far as I am able to find out was buried in a cemetery behind the lines near Thiépval.” Unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5