Queen Victoria. Army Long Service and Good Conduct. Ashton. Shropshire Light Infantry. #sherborne Issued for service supporting the

Issued for service supporting the Berlin airlift

Transvaal (20736 Corpl: G

The Hanlon Collection/Spinks 8/22

and he attested age 14 in 1904

Weight    9

Queen Victoria. Army Long Service and Good Conduct. Ashton. Shropshire Light Infantry. #sherborne Issued for service supporting theArmy L. S. & G. C., V. R. 1126. Cr. Sergt. S. Ashton. Shrops: L. I. A little play in the suspension. Good very fine. n Samuel Ashton was born in London and, at the age of fourteen, enlisted as a Bandsman with the 82nd Regiment of Foot on 21 October 1870 at Portsmouth. He was appointed Drummer on 1 November and later Corporal in April 1875. Ashton transferred to the 52nd Regiment of Foot in March 1878 and then joined the 42nd Brigade on 1 April as a