Second Lieutenant
Harold Bruce Ashton
Conflict:
WW2
Additional Information:
Son of George Edward Ashton and of Hilda Mitford Ashton (nee Austin), of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Mary Arbuthnott Ashton, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
NZ WAR GRAVES
Public Contributions:
Submitted by: Frances Louard
Relationship to casualty: No direct relationship.
My mother Mary Arbuthnott Tyree married Harold (aka Bruce) on November 23rd 1940. The couple were blissfully happy until Bruce's unfortunate death during the battle in Tobruk on the 24th Novemb... Read MoreAdd a Story or Photo
Personal Tributes:
Casualty
Service Number:
23130
Name:
Harold Bruce Ashton Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
24 June 1918
Place of Birth:
Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
Education:
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment:
146 St Andrews Road, Epsom, Auckland
Place of Enlistment:
Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married Occupation on Enlistment:
Insurance Clerk Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 24 Battalion, B Company, 12 Platoon
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
24 November 1941
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death:
23
Conflict:
WW2
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
6. D. 16.
Cemetery Location:
Libya