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Squadron Leader CLAUDE THESIGER ASHTON

Service Number: 90451
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)

256 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 31 October 1942

Age 41 years old

Buried or commemorated at

FRYERNING CEMETERY

Sec. B. Grave 145.

United Kingdom

Private Memorial marking the grave of Claude Thesiger Ashton (1901 - 1942), an English amateur footballer and first-class cricketer. He made one appearance for the England national football team in 1925

Photographer: Mike Hart

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Hubert Shorrock Ashton and of Victoria Alexandrina Ashton (nee Inglis); husband of Isabel Norman Ashton (nee Norman-Butler), of Ingatestone. B.A. (Cantab.); Triple Blue for Cricket, Association Football and Hockey. Full International Cap for Association Football. Chartered Accountant.
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Buried or commemorated at

FRYERNING CEMETERY
Essex United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 6
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