Sergeant H.C. Asplin, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment

[mishknight]

Anyone know of Sergeant H.C. Asplin, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, he was my great grandfather?

[seahall]

Welcome to Rootschat mishknight. 

I will ask for this to be moved to the Armed Forces for you.

Hopefully Scrimnet, or Stebie9173 will be able to help and myself
if I can find anything. 

I wondered if you can give us a clue as to which dates we are looking at.

Sandy

[mishknight]

Thank you for your reply.  He was my great- grandmother's father.  Her name was Elsie Rose May Brooker she was born in 1911 when he was stationed in Malta.  He also had another daughter I found info on internet who died when she was one year old in 1913 and she was buried in Malta also 'Dorothy Gwendoline ASPLIN, aged 1 year, the daughter of Rose and Sergeant H.C. Asplin, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 27th November 1913'

[carol8353]

If you get Elsie's marriage cert it should tell you more about her father.

Marriages Jun 1933   

Asplin    Elsie R M   to  Brooker   in  Fulham    1a   793    
Brooker    Reginald J    to  Asplin   in  Fulham    1a   793   

Could he have been Harry Charles (otherwise Charles Harry) of 1 Green's Norton Road Towcester who died 10th Jan 1947 at Northampton General Hospital.

Administration was granted in Oxford on 6th October to Rose Aspin widow.

Effects £710. 

His death ref....

Harry C Asplin age 70 died March 1/4 of 1947 in Northampton
Volume   3b Page   744

[seahall]

I should have said or Carol. 

Charles Harry Bertram Asplin married Rose Swallow in Northampton in 1910.

The above 2 people I mentioned above are Oracles on the Northamptonshire Regiment,
surprised neither has replied.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0wkz/

I have the war diaries for the Battalion as do others as I presume it is his
war years you wish to know about, correct me if I have read it wrong.?

Sandy

[seahall]

Okay he has a Medal card his number was 4953.

Sandy

[mishknight]

Thank you for all the info so far.  Just interested in any info as found his name online and knew he was related to me.

[seahall]

Okay he also has a Pension Record (24 pages).

Do you have access to Anc***** mishknight.

You can view it free at most Libraries therefore able to print of the pages.

Sandy

[mishknight]

I have been doing a family tree on ancestry.co.uk but everytime I click on something it wants me to buy the subscription