Thomas Arthur Ash
Date of birth: 1920
Date of death: 30.3.1943
Area: Pontefract
Regiment: York and Lancaster
Family information: Husband of Constance
Rank: Private
Service number: 4758538
War Service
Thomas Arthur was in the 6th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment when he died on 30th March 1943 aged 22. He was a Private with the service number 4758538. He is buried at Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery. The inscription on his headstone reads:
“WE SMILE WITH THE WORLD BUT WE DO NOT FORGET IN THE GARDEN OF MEMORIES YOU LIVE WITH US YET”
Family Life
Thomas Arthur Ash was born in 1920 to parents Frederick Joseph and Doris May Ash of Airedale, Castleford.
He later married Constance.