Civilian Sidney Harold Ashcroft

Identification Papers Courtesy Sidney Ashcroft

Theatre of War: Straubing, Germany

Age at death: 24
Date of death: 15th of May 1945 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Guernsey
Burial / Memorial: Cemetery of St Michael

BMD details:
D.O.B 02/06/1921 Birth reg Q2 1921 Prescot. Son of James and Charlotte Ashcroft nee Reeves. Brother of Margery C Ashcroft 1919 - 1920 and Hilda Ashcroft 1924 - 1924

Family details:
1940 - 2 Pont Valliant, St Peter Port, Guernsey and employed as a green house worker at this time.

Convicted of serious theft and resistance to officials on 14 May 1942. Given a sentence of 2 years 9 months hard labour. 24th April 1945 - Taken away after a selection at Strabing prison. Last seen by Walter Laine. [b]Read More....[/b] [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-34544925]Nazi victim Sidney Ashcroft's grave found after 70 years, By Patrick Clahane, BBC News[/url] [pic]imgs/WW2_headstones/SidneyHaroldAshcroft.jpg[/pic]