Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William Lees ASHTON
Private 29983 William Lees ASHTON
3rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Died of Illness, Tuesday 9th May 1916, Grimsby, age 43
| Home address: | 11 Fernerlay Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1873, Newton Moor, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Harriet Ashton and Samuel Ashton 61 Dukinfield Road, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Eliza Ashton (née Bradbury) 11 Fernerlay Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Cotton Piecer |
| Enlisted: | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire |
| Remembered: | St. George's Churchyard, Hyde, Cheshire, a CWGC memorial, (the original gravestones were removed). |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
From the The Pall Mall Gazette, Thursday 11th May 1916, page 5, column 5, "Cases in Brief":
At an inquest held at Grimsby today respecting the death of a soldier named William Lees Ashton, it was stated that the deceased swallowed a hot potato on Sunday. This had set up irritation, and ultimately caused death.