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L/Cpl. Henry Aspley
British Army 7th Bat. Bedfordshire Regiment
from:Silver Street, Stevington, Bedfordshire.
(d.8th Jan 1916)
Henry Aspley volunteered in September 1914, he was engaged on Coastal Defence duties for a time, and crossed to the Western Front in the following year. In this theatre of war he served as a bomb-thrower and fought in many fiercely contested battles including those at Ypres and Loos.
He gave his life for freedom of England whilst on night patrol in the Loos sector on January 8th 1916.
He was entitled to the 1914 -1915 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals.