Astbury, Henry Thomas

Name of Researcher / Enw’r ymchwylydd: Mavis Williams
Name of Memorial / Enw’r gofeb: Saltney Ferry
Regiment/Catrawd: Royal Engineers, Siren Forces; Formerly Liverpool Regiment
Service Rank and Number / Rheng gwasanaeth a rhif: Lance Corporal; 262808, formerly, 15654 or 45654
Military Cemetery/Memorial / Fynwent milwrol: Murmansk New British Cemetery
Ref No Grave or Memorial / Rhif cyfeirnod bedd: B.8.
Country of Cemetery or Memorial / Gwlad y fynwent neu gofeb: Russian Federation
Medals Awarded / Medalau a ddyfarnwyd: Victory & British Medals
Date of Death / Dyddiad Marwolaeth: 24 February 1919
Circumstances of Death / Dyddiad ac amgylchiadau marwolaeth:
Died as result of a Fire in Barracks, 2nd February 1919.
Commonwealth War Grave Certificate / Tystysgrif Bedd Rhyfel y GymanwladView certificate

Henry Thomas is also on the Broughton War Memorial, the Penymynydd and Penyffordd War Memorial Institute plaque and the Hope War Memorial and at Bretton Methodist Church. and the Hawarden War Memorial where his story is told, please click on the link.

Flintshire War Memorials

Astbury, Henry Thomas

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