Sunday 21 January 2007

Private John Aston

Born on 4 August 1881 in Northampton, England - husband of Mrs. Victoria Aston, Vancouver, British Columbia - attestation paper notes trade as storekeeper, married, not now a member of the military, served fifteen months in the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa, height of 5 feet 5.5 inches, chest of 36.5 inches, dark complexion, grey-brown eyes, brown hair, Church of England.

Joined the 121st Canadian Infantry Battalion on 16 November 1915 (number 760352) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 15 November 1916 - wounded on 9 April 1917 - died of those wounds on 24 April 1917 - buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France.

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