2nd Lieutenant Robert Geoffrey Lees Ascroft

1896 - 1915  (~ 18 years)

• Name	Robert Geoffrey Lees Ascroft
  Prefix	2nd Lieutenant
  Birth	Between Apr and Jun 1896	Oldham, , Lancashire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)      Robert Geoffrey L Last name      Ascroft Birth quarter      2 Birth year      1896 Mother's maiden name      Lees District      Oldham County      Lancashire Country      England Volume      8D Page      687 Record set      England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category      Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory      Civil Births Collections from      Great Britain, England
  Christening	18 Jun 1896	St Thomas, Werneth, , Lancashire, England
  	First name(s)      Robert Geoffrey Lees Last name      Ascroft Sex      Male Year      1896 Date      18 Jun 1896 Place      Werneth, St Thomas Town      Manchester County      Lancashire Country      England Father's first name(s)      James Henry Father's last name      Ascroft Mother's first name(s)      Mabel Gertrude Mother's last name      Ascroft Register type      Christening Record set      England, Greater Manchester Baptisms 1571-1910 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      England, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	146 Chambry Road, Oldham, , Lancashire, England   [2]
  	St Thomas
  Military	1915
  	Died
  	Name: ASCROFT, Robert G L Unit:Manchester Regiment Rank:2nd Lieutenant Year: 1915 Volume : O.2 Page: 32 Record source: GRO War Death Army Officers Indices (1914 to 1921)
  Military	1915
  	WWI
  	First name(s)      Robert Geoffrey Lees Last name      Ascroft Birth year      1896 Death year      1915 Regiment      The Manchester Regt Volume      1 Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      First World War Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Findmypast
  Military	4 Jun 1915
  	WWI
  	First name(s)      Robert Geoffrey Lees Last name      Ascroft Birth year      1896 Birth date      - Service number      - Rank      Second Lieutenant Year      1914-18 Death year      1915 Death date      04 Jun 1915 Corps      Manchester Regiment Service      British Army Stories      - Links      Robert Geoffrey Lees: Medal Index Card https://search.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBM/MCI/0074671 Robert Geoffrey Lees: CWGC record https://search.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/550187 Robert Geoffrey Lees: Soldiers Died In the Great War record https://search.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBM/WWISD/1038278 Image descriptions      In the uniform of the Manchester Regiment Source      View the Source record Copyright      - User facts      Place of Death : Turkey Gallipoli Place of Birth : United Kingdom Oldham Lancashire Nature of Death : Killed in Action Country      Great Britain Record set      Lives Of The First World War 1914-1918 Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      First World War Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown copyright Findmypast 2019
  Military	4 Jun 1915
  	WWI
  	First name(s)      Robert Geoffrey Lees Last name      Ascroft Birth year      - Death year      1915 Death date      04 Jun 1915 Number      - Rank      Second Lieutenant Unit      10th Bn. Regiment      Manchester Regiment Grave reference      Panel 159 to 171. Cemetery or memorial      Helles Memorial Burial country      Turkey (Including Gallipoli) Link      https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead War      First World War, 1914-1918 Record set      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      First World War Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  Name	Jeoffrey Ascroft
  _FSFTID	L6FZ-BJ5
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6FZ-BJ5
  _STAT	Never Married
  _UID	DBD8B064EE6A498DB442E15063DCF3F03ECB
  Death	4 Jun 1915	Gallipoli, , Çanakkale, Turkey
  	First name(s)      Robert Geoffrey Lees Last name      Ascroft Birth year      - Death year      1915 Death date      04 Jun 1915 Number      - Rank      Second Lieutenant Unit      10th Bn. Regiment      Manchester Regiment Grave reference      Panel 159 to 171. Cemetery or memorial      Helles Memorial Burial country      Turkey (Including Gallipoli) Link      https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead War      First World War, 1914-1918 Record set      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      First World War Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  Person ID	I6698	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	James Henry Ascroft,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1861, Oldham, , Lancashire, England d. Between Apr and Jun 1900, District Oldham
  Mother	Mabel Gertrude Lees,   b. Between Apr and Jun 1867, Oldham, , Lancashire, England d. Between Oct and Dec 1948, District Claro
  Marriage	Between Apr and Jun 1888	District Oldham   [3]
  Family ID	F2067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Oldham - Volume 8d Page 687 (Reliability: 3). [S282] 1901 England Census (31 March 1901), (Source Information: Ancestry.co.uk. 1901 England Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by MyFamily.com, Inc. from microfilmed schedules of the England 1901 Census. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action. ), UK Cens 1901 - RG13-3811 - F 168 P 29 S 148 (Oldham-Oldham Below Town) (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Oldham - Volume 8d Page 894 (Reliability: 3).