Basic Details
Surname
Asplen
Forenames
Albert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
16653
Notes
The Roll of Honour lists his address as 137 Crown Street.

(CWGC records that Private A. Asplen, regimental number 16653, died on 1/10/1915 while serving in the 1st Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He is now buried in grave VII.O.2 at Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery at Souchet in France, having been reinterred after the War. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his next of kin was his father Charles).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Near Loos
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1915
Month of death
October
Day of death
4
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action on or about 4th October 1915 near Loos
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
137 CROWN STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial