Gunner L/3185 Thomas Peter Ashton
Regiment/Unit: Royal Horse Artillery - 148th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 29/11/15
Previous Reg/Num: 13994, South Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 28
Date of death: 27th of April 1918
Born: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Lowton, Lancashire
Burial / Memorial: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery - IX. A. 33.
BMD details:
Marriage: 24/03/1912 Thomas Peter Ashton to Lucy Walmsley at St Marys, Lowton. The couple had one child: Lilian b 08/03/1913 at Lowton.
Family details:
Husband of Lucy Ashton, of 4, Sadlers Fold, Byron Lane, Lowton, Newton-le-Willows, Lancs.
Census details:
1891 - 1 year old Thomas P is at 9 Parr Moss visiting the Ashton household. The household consisted of Nicholas Ashton (63), Ann Ashton (53), Thomas Ashton (31), James Ashton 23), Nicholas Ashton (21), Sarah E Ashton (16), Elizabeth Ashton (13), Gertrude A Smith (5), Thomas P Ashton (1). 1901 - 12 years old Thomas P is living at 59 Helena Road, Sutton, St Helens with parents Thomas (42), Ruth (49) and brother John Myers Ashton (6). 1911 - Not found.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/AshtonTP.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner Thomas Peter Ashton at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
(Photograph Courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
