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Daniel Astley

In memory of:

Private Daniel Astley

August 14, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

657016

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

47th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

January 11, 1894
Aston, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

December 16, 1915
Parry Sound, Ontario

Son of William Thomas and Selina Astley.

Brother of Private Albert Ernest Astley, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 361 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

V. AA. 7.

Location:

Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. The Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of DANIEL ASTLEY– From photograph that appears in his brother, Albert Ernest Astley's WW1 Service File
  • British Home Children Roll of Honour
  • Circumstances of death registers– Circumstances of Death
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Memorial– Daniel Astley British home child
  • Memorial– Daniel Astley British home child
  • Memorium card– In memorium card as received by family.

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