Private George Harold Ashton

1892 - 1965  (72 years)

• Name	George Harold Ashton
  Prefix	Private
  Born	19 Apr 1892	Beverly, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 29th Regiment / 71st Battalion  [2]
  Military	1914	WW1   [1]
  	WW1, 29th Regiment, Service #127677
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Private, 29th Regiment / 71st Battalion
  Residence	, England   [2]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Residence	CA 1916	28 Henry St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1965	67 Stanley St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-158088P
  Died	23 Jan 1965	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I158088	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Clara Jane Elvin,   b. 14 Mar 1897, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1922	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. John R. Ashton,   b. 19 Apr 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1984  (Age 61 years)   2. Audrey Ashton,   b. 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 2015, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   3. Harold George "Harry" Ashton,   b. 1927,   d. 3 Dec 1986, Grand Centre, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F50945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GEORGE H. ASHTON A resident of Galt, for the past 55 years, George Harold Ashton of 67 Stanley Street, died Saturday, at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, in his 75 year. Born at Beverly, Yorkshire England, on April 19, 1890, he was the son of the late John Ashton and Annie Lowthrope Ashton. Mr. Ashton came to Galt from England, in 1910. He retired in 1958 with 45 years service with Babcock-Wilcox and Goldie McCulloch Company. A veteran of World War One, Mr. Ashton enlisted with the 71st Battalion and transferred while overseas to the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders. The late Mr. Ashton was a member of Central Presbyterian Church and a member of The Sons of England Lodge. Surviving are his wife the former Clara Elvin; a daughter, Mrs. Tom (Audrey) Mercer, of Galt; two sons, John of Galt and Corporal Harold Ashton, RCE, London and three grandchildren. Also surviving are a niece, Mrs. Audrey White of Galt and three nephews, (two of whom are in England); the third, Ronald Scutcher lives in Guelph. A sister predeceased. Resting at the funeral home of Coutts and Son, 96 St. Andrews Street, for funeral service Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Mount View Cemetery. Galt Reporter 1965

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1892 - Beverly, Yorkshire, England Residence - - , England Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - CA 1916 - 28 Henry St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Jun 1922 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jan 1965 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth