Oldham Historical Research Group

'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
                                                                                                  from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
JULY TO NOVEMBER 1916

SOLDIERS IN OTHER REGIMENTS

Private George Oswald Ashby, 4393

Private George Oswald Ashby, 4393

Private George Oswald Ashby, 4393
Royal Fusiliers 20th Bn.

Newspaper obituary:

" Private George O. Ashby, Royal Fusiliers (Public Schools Battalion), machine gun section, was killed in action in France on July 20th. He was 21 years of age, and enlisted very shortly after the outbreak of war. He was the youngest son of Mr Ashby of 172 Coppice Street, Oldham. Before his enlistment he was articled to Mr Ferguson, charter accountant, of Princess Street, Manchester."

CWGC

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