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Surname: ASHTON
Forename(s): Colin
Place of Birth: Darwen, Lancashire
Service No: 32886
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 2/7th Battalion
Division: 61st (2/South Midland) Division
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1918-03-24
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 18 and 19.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Colin Ashton (born 17 September 1896) was the son of Samuel and Ellen Jane Ashton, née Holland. Samuel was born at Ashton-under-Lyne and Ellen at Chorley, Lancashire.
1901 Darwen, Lancashire Census: Oakenhurst Cottage - Collin Ashton, aged 4 years, born Darwen, son of Samuel and Ellen J. Ashton.
1911 Darwen, Lancashire Census: 16, Kingston Place, Lower Darwen - Colin Ashton, aged 14 years, born Darwen, son of Samuel and Ellen Jane Ashton.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Colin Ashton, 24779, 11 Hrs.; 32886, R. War. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Colin Ashton, 24779, 11th Hussars; 32886, 16th Bn R. War. R.; 32886, 10th Bn R. War. R.; 32886, 2/7th Bn R. War. R.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Colin Ashton, 32886, 2/7th Bn R. War. R. Date and Place of Death: 24.3.18 France K. in A. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Samuel. £11 12s. 7d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Colin. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Ellen Jane Ashton. Relationship: Mother. Address: 41, Harrison Street, Barnoldswick. Payable in Canada.
A short biography of Colin is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
ASHTON, Colin, aged 21 years, R. Warwickshire Regt., 41, Harrison Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action March 27, 1918.
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Private Colin ASHTON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 61st (2/South Midland) Division
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‘The War Illustrated’ Volume 4 that once belonged to Colin Ashton
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Title-page of ‘The War Illustrated’ Volume 4 that once belonged to Colin Ashton
Colin Ashton’s name and address written in ‘The War Illustrated’ Volume 4
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19 April 1918
ASHTON - In loving memory of Private Colin Ashton, the dearly beloved eldest son of Samuel and Ellen Ashton, who was killed in action in France March 24th, 1918, aged 21 years.
"He did his best."
Deeply regretted by his Father and Mother, Sister and Brothers, 41 Harrison Street, Barnoldswick.
19 April 1918
Private Colin Ashton, Barnoldswick
Private Colin Ashton, Royal Warwicks, killed in action on March 24th, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ashton, 41 Harrison Street, Barnoldswick, and 21 years of age. Enlisting in February, 1916, he was wounded after 12 months' service in France, whither he only returned in the early part of last month. Before joining up he was employed by Mr. Bernard Eccleston, painter. He originally joined the 11th Hussars, but was transferred to the Warwicks on returning to the Front.
28 March 1919
ASHTON - In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Private Colin Ashton, killed in France, March 24th, 1918.
However long our lives may last,
Whatever land we see,
And whatever joy or grief we have,
Till death we'll think of thee.
Always in the thoughts of his Father and Mother, Sister and Brothers, 41 Harrison Street, Barnoldswick.
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19 April 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Barnoldswick Casualties
Pte. Colin Ashton, Royal Warwicks, killed in action on March 24th, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ashton, 41, Harrison Street, Barnoldswick, and 21 years of age. Enlisting in February, 1916, he was wounded after 12 mouths' service in France, whither he only returned in the early part of last month. Before joining up he was employed by Mr. B. Eccleston, painter. He originally joined the 11th Hussars, but was transferred to the Warwicks on returning to the front.
The death has been officially notified of Gunner Herbert Ewart Whipp, R.F.A., grandson of the late Mr. Wm. Baxter, 10, Rook Street. He was killed on March 26th. Though only 19 years of age, Gunner Whipp had been in France eight months. Before enlistment he worked for Messrs. Johnson Slater and Widdup, Barnsey Shed, and was a member of the Barnoldswick Orchestral Society and the Bethesda Baptist Church choir.
Corpl. Alexander Greenhalgh, R.F.A., killed in action on March 21st, leaves a wife and one child living at 23, Bolland Street, Barnoldswick. He was 29 years of age, a native of Blackburn, and had spent two years in France.
19 April 1918
ASHTON - Killed in action on March 24th, Pte. Colin Ashton, of the Royal Warwicks, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ashton, of 41, Harrison Street, Barnoldswick, aged 21.
19 April 1918
ASHTON - In loving memory of Pte. Colin Ashton, the dearly beloved eldest son of Samuel and Ellen Ashton, who was killed in action in France, March 24th, 1918, aged 21 years.
"He did his best."
- Deeply regretted by his Father and Mother, Sister and Brothers, 41, Harrison Street, Barnoldswick.
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Have just purchased a book entitled ‘THE WAR ILLUSTRATED’ .. the signature inside the front cover is
Colin Ashton #41 Harrison Street, Barnoldswick Yorkshire.
Googled the info and found this.