South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


L/Corporal 01809 Albert ASHBY - 12th Service Company, Army Ordnance Corps


Accidentally Killed on Tuesday, January 23, 1917 aged 20


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Mazargues War Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
3 Jan 1915 in France ~ Warwick St. Nicholas
    Warwick Eleanor Cross
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Accidentally killed en route to Salonika Aug 1914 at Leamington Spa  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
Carcassonne Camp, Marseilles     
     

Circumstances of Death

All that we can find about Albert's death on 23 Jan 1917 was that he was accidentally killed at Carcassonne Camp, Marseilles while en route to Salonika.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1896 at Warwick 10 Jun 1900 at Warwick, St Nicholas
   
Adoptive Parents Names Abode
David and Elizabeth Hackleton (Uncle & Aunt)
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
   
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1896 1911 - Assistant in family Cycle business
1901 - 24 Priory Road, Warwick  
1911 - 22 Coten End, Warwick  
1915 -