Private William Henry Ashforth 1896-1916

Submitted by Neil Jacklin on Wed, 2009-02-11 10:15

2009-02-01-21-25-23-00


Private William Henry Ashforth
Killed in action, July 10th 1916

A very poignant photograph.

The message on the reverse side of this photograph reads:

Pte W. H. Ashforth 13699
11 West York Reg
Killed in action, July 10th 1916
To be returned to
173 Cuthbert Bank Road
Sheffield

Click here to view the reverse side of this photograph.

This is one of the posessions of William Henry ASHFORTH 1896-1916 to be returned to the family; another is a 5 pack of Woodbine cigarettes.

Private William Henry Ashforth together with 72090 other identified casualties are commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Click here to view the Casualty Details and Certificate at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
Click here to read more about the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Click here to read about The CAF Thiepval Project and Visitor Centre at Thiepval, Somme, France.