| Surname: | Ashdown |
| Initials: | H |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 6406521 |
| Notes: | CMP. 24/6/40 enlisted in the 50 Royal Sussex Regiment, 25/1/41 transferred to CMP. 108 Pro Coy. 12/10/44 Died. He was born in London E and resided in Essex. 108 Pro Coy Unit War Diary, WO 171/3375. 12/10/44 Sgt ? reported to Company HQ that a shell landed on a check post in Nijmegen killing L/Cpl Ashdown and wounding L/Cpl Trevail who were on duty checking all drivers and vehicles. 13/10/44 L/Cpl Ashdown buried. Casualty List 1586/19, North West Europe, Died of Wounds, KIA, CL 1592/50, 12/10/1944. Casualty List 1592/50, North West Europe, Died of Wounds, , should read Killed in Action, 12/10/1944. 18/1/50 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- 83 Alderton Road, East Croydon, Surrey. Inscription on gravestone: Deep in our hearts your memory is kept, we smile with the rest but never forget. 108 Pro Coy was part of 12 Corps. Herbert Ashdown. |
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| Date of Death: | Oct. 12, 1944 |
| Company: | 108 PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2645040 |
| Cemetery: | JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY, NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 |
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