| Surname: | Ashurst |
| Initials: | W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/15789 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 8/11/1916. 29/9/1915 enlisted as Pte. Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry. No.4434, age 28.10 years, occupation Police Constable, Bolton Police, 5 1/2 years, address: 96 Georgina Street, Bolton, Lancashire. 26/9/1917 compulsory transfer to Manchester Regiment, No. 245686, 22/6/1918 transferred to MMP, 17 Division. Served home 29/9/1915 to 7/11/1916, BEF 8/11/1916 to 1/8/1919, Home 2/8/1919 to 30/8/1919, 31/8/1919 to discharge. 5/3/1911 he married Elizabeth E Gaskill, Spinster at Bolton, Lancashire. William Ashurst. |