| Surname: | Ashton |
| Initials: | H |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/3577 |
| Notes: | MFP, Port Police. He was attested 2/2/16, Army Reserve 3/2/16 to 24/7/16, Home 25/7/16 to 15/8/18, 16/8/19 discharged no longer physically fit for war service, chronic bronchitis. Shown as having died 7/12/19 on pension record. He enlisted age 27 years, occupation Photographer, born Paddington London, home address: 89 Cannonbury Avenue, Cannonbury, London. Info from Pension Index Cards:- Ashton, Henry, MFP, P/3577, 5/8/19 to discharge, SFJ.3855, File Destroyed 10/5/27, 89 Cannonbury Avenue, London N 1. Stamp: At 8/3 from 16/8/19 to 2/9/19, Chelsea no. 2503, received, 17/9/18. Also:- Beckett, Thomas, 11/PP/10863, 89 Cannonbury Avenue, London, A/L/Cpl, Henry Ashton, P/3577, MFP. Also:- SB36D. 11?PP/10863. Ashton, Henry, MFP, P/3577, L/Cpl, single, 7/12/19 DIED after discharge, Claimant, Beckett, Thomas, 89 Cannonbury Avenue, London N 1, father, age 59. Henry Ashton. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Silver War Badge (London Gazette: WO 329/3243 Page: List MPC/189 Aug. 21, 1919) |
| Citation: | Badge No. B281887. Enlisted 2/2/1916, Discharged 15/8/1919. K.R. 392 (xvi). A.O. 29/19. Age 31years. Served home. Name deleted from SWB List 192. |