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Ashton N Cpl 24323 New Zealand Expeditionary Force

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Ashton N Cpl 24323 New Zealand Expeditionary Force

ASHTON, NORMAN, Corpl., No. 24323, 16th Platoon, 16th Waikato, 2nd Auckland Infantry Battn., New Zealand Expeditionary Force, s. of Thomas Atherton Ashton, of Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand, by his wife, Elizabeth Eleanor, dau. of Thomas Pearson, of Pendleton, Manchester; b. Pendleton aforesaid, 12 June, 1881; educ. Point Chevalier Public School, and Prince Albert College, Auckland; was in business as an Indent Agent; joined the 17th Reinforcement 4 April, 1916; left for England 23 Sept.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 21 Dec. 1916, and was killed in action at Passchendaele 4 Oct. 1917. Buried at the foot of the Ridge. He m. at Mount Albert, Auckland, Methodist Church, 17 Nov. 1915, Grace Florence (Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand), dau. of Samuel Edward Shrimpton, of Streatham, London, S.W., and had a son, Desmond Norman, b. 5 Oct. 1916.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Ashton F W Rev Army Chaplain

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ASHTON, FREDERICK WILLIAM, Capt. The Rev., Chaplain to the Forces, attd. Royal Air Force, elder s. of the late William Henry Ashton, by his wife, Lucy, dau. of (-) Beabey; b. Sheepwash, co. Devon, 4 May, 1885; educ. Plymouth Public School; Wood-brook Settlement, and Victoria College, Manchester; was ordained Minister, United Methodist Church, in 1910; volunteered for active service, and gazetted Chaplain to the Forces 1 Nov. 1918, and died at the Base Hospital, Sheffield, on the 18th of that month, from influenza, contracted while on service. Buried in the General Cemetery there; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Ashdown J Pte 70211 17th Notts & Derby Regiment

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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

Ashby L 2nd Lt 5th Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ashby L 2nd Lt 5th Lancashire Fusiliers

ASHBY, LESLIE, 2nd Lieut. 2/5th (Territorial) Battn. The Lancashire Fusiliers, only s. of John Ashby, of Underwood, Whaley Bridge, near Stockport, by his wife, Annie, dau. of Richard Bennett; 6. Whaley Bridge aforesaid, 18 Oct. 1898; educ. Silcoates School, Wakefield, and on leaving there joined the staff of the Manchester and County Bank, Stockport, remaining there until March, 1917, when he Joined the Army, and was sent to a Training Reserve Battn. at Rugeley Camp, co. Stafford; was subsequently recommended for a commission, and attached to the 21st Officers” Cadet Battn., Twezledown Camp, Fleet; obtained his commission in June, 1918, being gazetted to the 4th Battn. Lancashire Fusiliers at Barry and Swansea; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 21 Aug, following, when he was attached to the 2/5th Battn. of his regiment in the 55th Division (West Lancashire), and was killed in action during the attack on Tournai 21 Oct. 1918. Buried in Froidmont Communal Cemetery. His Company Commander, Capt. Broadbent, wrote: “We were fighting for Tournai, and had reached a point one and a half miles from its western outskirts, when we were held up by strong enemy resistance for several days. Second Lieut. Ashby’s platoon was farthest forward when we stopped our advance. I was deeply grieved to lose him he was a promising officer, well liked by his men, and I personally looked on him as a younger brother. His unfailing good-nature and sunny disposition endeared him to us all,” and a brother officer: “He had done some excellent work in pushing out the enemy, and got his men into position, then went out to reconnoitre, when he was fired upon by a sniper and hit. He was much loved by all of us, and was always cheerful and bright and never grumbled.” He was very musical, and often acted as pianist in battalion concerts, both at home and in France; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Asbrey H W Pte G/15683 13th Royal Sussex Regiment

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ASBREY, HAROLD WILFRED, Private, No. G. 15683, 13th (Sussex) Battn. The Royal Sussex Regt., s. of Samuel William Asbrey, of 75, Montague Street, Kettering, by his wife, Bertha Louisa, dau. of Arthur Farrer; b. Kettering, 5 Oct. 1896; educ. Laxton Grammar School, Oundle; Kettering Grammar School, where he passed the Oxford Senior Examination with First Class Honours; matriculated in 1915, after which he went to the Borough Road Training School. Isleworth, intending to take his degree, but enlisted 30 March, 1916; was attached to the Northamptonshire Regt., afterwards the Hertfordshire Regt., and subsequently to the Royal Sussex Regt., Trench Mortar Battery; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 17 Aug. following, and was killed in action 13 Aug. 1917, by a bomb from an aeroplane while going into action at Messines, Buried four miles south-east of Ypres. A comrade wrote: “He was a good soldier, always willing and cheerful, and always fulfilled any duty he was called upon to do well. His loss is keenly felt by one and all in the battery.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Arthur A Pte 32699 Machine Gun Corps

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ARTHUR, ALEXANDER, Private, No. 32699, Machine Gun Corps, 3rd s. of the late David Arthur, by his wife, Ann Ferguson (118, Bonnygate, Cupar); b. Kingask, Cupar, co. Fife, 28 April, 1886; educ. Cupar; was a Draper; enlisted in the 9th Royal Scots 6 Aug. 1915; transferred to the Machine Gun Corps in 1916; served with the Salonika Army from the end of May, 1916, and died at No. 64 General Hospital, Salonika, 6 Aug. 1918, of acute atrophy of the liver, contracted while on active service. Buried in Salonika Cemetery. His Commanding Officer, Lieut. P. Campbell, wrote: “I feel his loss keenly; he was always so cheerful, was a good soldier, and a great favourite in the section.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Arrowsmith A E Coy Sergt Maj 2754 24th Royal Fusiliers

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ARROWSMITH, ALFRED EDGAR, Coy, Sergt.-Major, No. 2754, 24th (Service) Battn. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), yst. s. of William Arrowsmith, of 106, Barrington Road, Crouch End, London, N., Wood Engraver, of Holborn, W.C., by his wife, Emma Jane, dau. of Henry Godden; b. Stroud Green, Finsbury Park, N., 12 Sept. 1888; educ. Stroud Green School aforesaid; was employed by a firm of Motor Manufacturers; enlisted 18 Jan. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 11 Nov. following, and died at No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens, 30 March, 1918, from wounds received in action at Aveluy Wood on the 28th of that month. Buried in the Military Cemetery, Doullens. He was awarded a Certificate of Merit signed by Major-Gen. C. E. Pereisa, commanding 2nd Division, which stated: “Your Commanding Officer and Brigade Comr Commander have informed me that you have distinguished yourself by conspicuous bravery in the field on 13 and 14 April, 1917. I have read their reports, and although promotion and decorations cannot be given in every case, I should like you to know that your gallant action is recognized and how greatly it is appreciated.” An officer wrote: “Up to the time of his being wounded he had behaved with the utmost coolness,” and a comrade: “I have faced death with him many times. We, the few pals who are left, shall always reverence him. He was a soldier every inch, and has never flinched at facing death or any hardships. Before going into action he was always cheery and encouraging, and we who were under him would never consider anything too big to do for him, as he was one of the best, and fought and died for honour.” Prior to the war Coy. Sergt.-Major Arrowsmith had served for five years with the 6th Battn. London Regt. (T.F.). He was a keen sportsman, and played football brilliantly at school. and later in amateur circles; unm.

Source : De Ruvigmy’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Arnott R L I 2nd Lt Indian Army

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ARNOTT, ROBERT LOUIS IRVING, 2nd Lieut., 1st Battn. Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden’s) (F.F.), yst. s. of Brig.-Surg.-Lieut. Col. James Arnott, I.M.S. (retired), of Nyseby, Kirthbridge, co. Dumfries, by his wife, Isabella Louisa, dau. of Robert Taylor; b. Edinburgh, 10 March, 1899; educ. Edinburgh Academy, where he was a member of the O.T.C., and Military College, Wellington, India; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides; served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine, and was killed in action on 19 Sept. 1918, at Tabsor, near Jaffa, when attacking the enemy trenches in the victorious advance on that date. Buried behind the lines; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Arnott H Pte 2355826 Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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ARNOTT, HUGH, Private, No. 2355826, 2nd Canadian Machine Gun Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force, yst, s. of the late Henry Arnott, of Leith, by his wife, Joan, yst. dau. of the late Peter Allan, of Linlithgow; b. Leith, Edinburgh, 19 Nov. 1886; educ. there joined the Merchant Service in Leith, and subsequently served in the Canadian Merchant Service; was three times torpedoed while in that employment; joined the Canadian Machine Gun Corps 4 Jan. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from July, 1918, and died at No. 33 Casualty Clearing Station 14 Sept. following, of wounds received in action the same day. Buried in the British Cemetery at Ligny St. Flochet, near St. Pol; unm.

Source : De Ruvigmy’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Arnold J S Armourer 346554 HMS Invincible Royal Navy

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ARNOLD, JOHN SAMUEL, Armourer, R.N., H.M.S. Invincible, 3rd s. of John Samuel Arnold, of Richmond, by his wife, Sophia; b. Richmond, co. Surrey, 7 May, 1879; educ. there joined the R.N. in 1896; served in H.M.S. Argonaut, H.M.S. Gladiator, H.M.S. Exmouth, H.M.S. Liverpool, H.M.S. Prince, H.M.S. Arthur and H.M.S. Invincible, and was awarded the Messina Medal; after the outbreak of war he saw much fighting, taking part in the Heligoland and Falkland Battles, and was killed in action on H.M.S. Invincible at the Jutland Battle 31 May, 1916. He m. at St. Saviour’s, Southsea, 29 Jan. 1906, Emily Henrietta, yst. dau. of Frederick Mumford, of East Cowes, and had three children: John Šamuel, b. 20 July, 1912; Sophia Emily Henrietta, b. 20 Feb. 1908, and Mildred Maud, b. 31 Jan. 1914.

Source : De Ruvigmy’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5