Basic Details
Surname
Ashworth
Forenames
H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Horace
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He worked as a weftman at a mill and was a member of the Todmorden brass band before he enlisted in January 1916.aged only 17. He drowned in Mesopotamia, aged either 18 or 19 according to the press, and is also commemorated on IWM 2224 and the Basra Memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Field Artillery
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Driver
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Iraq
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Other