ASHMAN, Charles


No.11172, Gunner, Charles ASHMAN
Aged 23


"A" Battery, 58th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Killed in Action on Friday, 27th July 1917


Charles Ashman was born on 21st August 1893 in Chevington (Thingoe Q4-1893 4A:717),baptised on 1st October 1893 at All Saints, Chevington , son of Charles and Julia Ashman (née NUNN).

1901 census...Aged 7, he was near Burrell's Farm, Fornham St Martin with his father Charles ASHMAN [36] stockman born Horringer; his mother Julia [35] born Hargrave; brother Harry [14] farm servant and sister Mary [12] both born Chevington and sister Julia [11 months] born Fornham St.Martin.

1911 census...Aged 17, a farm labourer, he was in Fornham St.Martin with his parents, brother Harry (gentleman's servant) and sister Julia.

Pension card has his mother's address as Horringer, then Ickworth Park, nr Bury St.Edmunds.


He enlisted in Oxford, around August 1914.
So far the war diary has not been found online so apart from knowing he died in the Ypres salient, having previously served in the Middle East, we cannot get any closer.





Charles Ashman is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, grave 8:B:14
and commemorated at Horringer/Ickworth.

click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details


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