Family group:

Five: Serjeant P. Ashton, South Staffordshire Regiment, late Dorset Regiment
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Cape Colony (2474 Pte., Dorset Rgt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2474 Pte., Dorset Regt.); 1914-15 Star (10682 L-Cpl., S. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (10682 Sjt., S. Staff. R.) third and fifth with adhesive paper to reverse

Pair: Driver J. Ashton, Royal Field Artillery
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (72866 Dvr., R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (72866 Dvr., R.F.A.)

War Medal 1939-45, unnamed, attributed to Sapper Cyril Pryce Ashton, Royal Engineers, with adhesive paper to reverse; contact marks, nearly very fine and better (10) £400-500

Pryce Ashton

Pryce Ashton was born in Welshpool, Montgomeryshire on 23 August 1869. On 10 February 1885 he enlisted as a Boy 2nd Class in the Royal Navy but was invalided from the service on 3 July 1885. He then enlisted into the Dorset Regiment at Dudley, Worcestershire on 6 September 1887. With them he served in the Second Boer War and was wounded at Almonds Nek, 11 June 1900. During the Great War he served with the South Staffordshire Regiment, serving at the front, July 1915-January 1916. Later served with the 142 Company Labour Corps, supervising Chinese Labourers, January 1918-January 1919.

With a wealth of original papers including: parchment R.N. certificate of service; mounted infantry certificate 1892; parchment certificate of character 1895 and 1903; parchment certificate of discharge 1903; parchment reserve certificate; certificate of employment during the war (1914-18); protection certificate 1919; certificate of transfer to reserve 1919; baptism certificate 1868; marriage certificate 1897; National Health card (2); medical card; photographs (4); newspaper clippings. With cap badge and ‘Comrades of the Great War’ enamelled lapel badge.

Cyril Pryce Ashton

Cyril Pryce Ashton was born on 21 April 1904. Served in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War.

With Soldier’s Service and Pay Book and Trade Training Wing School of Military Engineering certificate in Bricklaying, 1945.