Roland Thomas Aston
Personal History / Vignette
1916
On the first day of the year Roland Thomas Aston celebrated both the New Year and his 21st birthday. He was born in Birmingham England in 1895. He lived in Port Dalhousie with his wife Mary and worked as a locomotive fireman, stoking coal on the trains. Thirty days later he enlisted in the army, pledging to go overseas...........(Read More)
Personal Information
Birth date: January 1, 1895
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Wife: Mary c/o E.H. Hack, RR2, St. Catharines
Occupation: Locomotive Fireman
Military Information
Service Number: 159693
Rank: Pte.
Regiment: 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 2nd Central Ont. Regiment
Theater of Service:
Date of Death: October 1, 1916
Age: 21
Length of Service: 8 months
Last Battle: Ancre Heights, Regina Trench
Burial Details: Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France (click here for details)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission details
Other Details
Commemorations: Commemorated on Page 48 the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Photos: Engraved Name
Vimy
Battlefield Beyond Vimy
Cenotaph
1916
On the first day of the year Roland Thomas Aston celebrated both the New Year and his 21st birthday. He was born in Birmingham England in 1895. He lived in Port Dalhousie with his wife Mary and worked as a locomotive fireman, stoking coal on the trains. Thirty days later he enlisted in the army, pledging to go overseas...........(Read More)
Personal Information
Birth date: January 1, 1895
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Wife: Mary c/o E.H. Hack, RR2, St. Catharines
Occupation: Locomotive Fireman
Military Information
Service Number: 159693
Rank: Pte.
Regiment: 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 2nd Central Ont. Regiment
Theater of Service:
Date of Death: October 1, 1916
Age: 21
Length of Service: 8 months
Last Battle: Ancre Heights, Regina Trench
Burial Details: Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France (click here for details)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission details
Other Details
Commemorations: Commemorated on Page 48 the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Photos: Engraved Name
Vimy
Battlefield Beyond Vimy
Cenotaph