Asthall Leigh Memorial Hall Remembers – In Grateful Memory
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
William Bunce
From Asthall Leigh, was the son of the innkeeper at the Crown pub and also The Swan, Swinbrook. He emigrated to Canada in 1914 and served in France with the Canadian Mounted Rifles. He died in 1917, aged 31.
Frederick Busby
From Asthall Leigh, he had also emigrated to Canada. Served with the Canadian Mounted Rifles in Flanders, and died in 1916, aged 32.
Albert Cook
Served with the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in France. He died in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, aged 24. His connection with the parish of Asthall is unclear.
John Cook
A farmhand, was born in Field Assarts and lived in Asthall Leigh and, subsequently Swinbrook. He served with the Army Veterinary Corps in France, and died in 1918, aged 37.
Edward Fry
Served with the Royal Field Artillery in France. He died in 1918, aged 28. His connection with the parish of Asthall is unclear.
Henry Haggitt
A mason’s labourer from Asthall and served with the Wiltshire Regiment in France. He died in 1918, aged 29.
Frederick Hunt
An agricultural labourer from Asthall and served with the South Wales Borderers in France. He died in 1917, aged 21.
Leslie Lapraik
From Asthall and served with the Royal Fusiliers in France. He died in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, aged 18.
Ernest Mills
A farmhand from Asthall Leigh and served with the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in France. He died in 1917, aged 20.
Hubert Mills
From Asthall Leigh and served with the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and subsequently with the Machine Gun Corps in France. He died in 1917, aged 21.
Albert Pearse
A factory worker from Asthall Leigh and served with the Worcestershire Regiment in France. He died in 1917, aged 20.
Ernest Poole
A farmhand from Field Assarts and served with the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in France. He died in 1916, aged 20.
William Ward
The son of the vicar of Asthall, was already a commissioned officer at the start of the war.
He served with the Royal Corps of Signals in France and Flanders, and was then transferred to Gallipoli in Turkey, where he died in 1915, aged 27.
WORLD WAR II 1939-1945
Lt. Peter Hardcastle
L/Cpl. Ronald Bond
Pvt. Albert W Mills
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THOSE SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD;
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING,
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
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