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Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies
Son of F. J. and C. A. Ashelford,
of St. Helier, Jersey. Husband of Elizabeth Jessie Ashelford (nee Ainsley), of
6, Market St., Jersey. Born at Jersey, enlisted at Guernsey.
Killed in action, aged 26 years
Notice of Death appears
in Jersey Evening Post of Monday 1 July 1918
Commemorated on:
Island (Bailiwick) Memorial, St Peter Port, Guernsey
St Paul's School Memorial, Jersey
St Paul's Church Memorial, Jersey
and on a family memorial in Almorah Cemetery, Jersey
NEWS ITEM in Jersey
Evening Post of Friday 11 January 1918
Missing. The Guernsey Record Office has
published a list of some 170 members of the Royal Guernsey
Light Infantry who are officially reported missing, included
is Private C Ashelford, husband of Mrs Ashelford, licensee
of the Clarendon Hotel and son of Mr F J Ashelford, printer,
previous to joining the Guernsey's this soldier was employed
by Le Riches. Quite a number of the relatives have received
news of Guernsey soldiers being prisoners of war in Westphalia
and we hope favourable news will be received shortly of
the above Jerseyman.
Cemetery
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Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record
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Private Charles Owen (Dick) Ashelford
1st Battalion, Royal Guernsey Light
Infantry
01/12/1917
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Monday 1 July 1918
Roll of Honour. After many months of anxiety,
which naturally increased as the days went by, the family
of Charles Owen (Dick) Ashelford who was reported missing
during the engagement of 1 December 1917, when the Guernseys
covered themselves with imperishable honour by holding
a portion of the line of vital importance against enormous
odds, have received official news that the Jerseyman
fell in action on or about the date mentioned above.
The late soldier was the youngest son of Mr & Mrs
F J Ashelford of 32 Burrard Street and married Miss
E J Ainsley, licensee of the Clarendon Hotel. He was
formerly in the employ of Le Riche Ltd and being transferred
to the Guernsey branch enlisted in the Royal Guernsey
Light Infantry. He was 26 and was extremely popular
and highly respected in both Islands. We tender the
widow, parents and other members of the family our heartfelt
sympathy.
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