Private 11513 Walter Ashcroft
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn. 'A' Coy.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 01/07/15
Age at death: 17
Date of death: 10th of August 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 139 and 140.
Family details:
Son of Walter and Annie Ashcroft (nee Woodward), of 248, Boundary Rd., St. Helens. Mother Annie is sole legatee.
Census details:
1901 - 3 years old Walter is living at 16 Cyril Street, St Helens with parents Walter (31), Ann (32) and two siblings: Polly (12), Elizabeth (8). They are boarding at the home of John W Thompson (22), his wife Mary E Thompson (20) and their son John W Thompson (6 Mths). 1911 - Sees 13 years old schoolboy Walter living at 248 Boundary Road, St Helens with his parents Walter (42), Ann (41) and siblings Barbara (23), Elizabeth Ellen (19), Harry (8).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SLR_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Walter Ashcroft
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
