Lance Corporal 16314 John Ashall

Family details:
Son of George and Alice Ashall, of 122, Upholland Rd., Billinge, Wigan.

Census details:
1891 - 2 years old John is living at 133 Upholland Road, Billinge with parents George (34), Alice (25) and brother James (4). They are staying at the home of Alice's father Thomas Rigby (64). 1901 - 12 years old John is living at Longshaw Common, Billinge with parents George (44), Alice (36) and six siblings James (15), Elizabeth (9), William T (7), Robert (4), Martha J (2), Margaret (4 Mths). 1911 - Sees 22 years old 'Drawer' John living at 122 Upholland Road, Billinge Higher End with parents George (54), Alice (45) and five siblings Elizabeth (19), William Thomas (17), Robert (14), Martha Jane (12), George (7).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=39]Remembered On The St. Aidan's C of E Church Memorial[/url]

John was born on the 19th of April 1888 the son of George and Alice Ashall of 122 UpHolland Road, Billinge, and was baptised on the 3rd of June 1888 at St. Aidan`s C.E. Church. He worked at the Winstanley Collieries before enlisting at Wigan in October 1914 to join the Manchester Regiment, later transferring to the East Lancashire Regiment. John, who was serving in France, was reported missing and then killed in action on Thursday the 16th of November 1916. He was 28 years old and single. He is buried in the Waggon Road Cemetery, Baeumont-Hamel, Somme, France, grave B.23. His name is recorded on St. Aidan`s Church Memorial. Sources:- St. Helens Local History Library, Soldiers killed in the Great War; The Commonwealth War Graves Commission; St. Aidan`s Church Registers; The Wigan Observer, 20th of January 1917. [url=http://sthelens-connect.net/sitefiles/billinge-history.pdf]Information Courtesy of The Billinge History Society[/url] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/AshallJ_ELR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal John Ashall at Waggon Road Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]