Pte. Richard George Ashton (1884-1917)

Pte. Richard George Ashton Veteran

Birth

30 Dec 1884

Bristol, England

Death

6 Nov 1917 (aged 32)

Passchendaele, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

Monument

Menin Gate Memorial

Ypres, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium Add to Map

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Richard George Ashton was the son of Richard Lewis Ashton (1856-1891) and Elizabeth Warren Ashton (nee Morgan) (1854-1945) of Bristol England. Husband of Annie Mary Ashton (nee Close) (1880-1960) of Victoria, British Columbia, and father of Edward George Ashton (1916-1992) who was just 17 months old when his father died in the violent battle at Passchendaele and was buried there in the mud with many other soldiers.

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Service No. WWI 808040 | Canadian Infantry, Alberta Regiment, 31st Batt.

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Parents

Richard Lewis Ashton

1856–1891

Spouse

Annie Mary Close Ashton

1880–1960 (m. 1912)

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Edward George "Ed" Ashton

1916–1992

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Richard Lewis Ashton

Annie Mary Close Ashton

Gnr. Arthur Edward Ashton

Florence Ruth Ashton

Annie Eleanor Ashton

Edward George "Ed" Ashton

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Richard Lewis Ashton

Annie Mary Close Ashton

Gnr. Arthur Edward Ashton

Florence Ruth Ashton

Annie Eleanor Ashton

Edward George "Ed" Ashton

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