Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Acting Corporal A. Ashton, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 29 April 1916

1914-15 Star (10576, Pte. A. Ashton. R. Dub. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (10576 A. Cpl. A. Ashton. R.D. Fus.) mounted for display together with a pair of shoulder titles, traces of adhesive to reverse, generally very fine (3) £80-£100

Anthony Ashton was born in Preston, Lancashire, and attested there for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He served with the Regiment during the Great War initially at Gallipoli from the first day of the Gallipoli campaign, 25 April 1915, before proceeding to the Western Front. He was killed in action whilst serving with the 8th Battalion at the Battle of Hulluch on 29 April 1916. During the battle the two battalions of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers (8th and 9th), as part of the 16th (Irish) Division suffered approximately 800 casualties, mainly from gas. From a Dublin perspective, Ashton’s death occurred on the last day of the Easter Rising. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.