Date of Birth
12 October 1888
College
Borough Road College
WW1 rank
Motor Cyclist, 1653 Squadron, Royal Navy Air Service, later Petty Officer
Private, Royal Flying Corps (R.A.F.)
Royal Sussex Regiment, 7th Battalion
Theatre of war
Europe
Date of death
5 September 1918
Buried/memorial
Peronne Communal Cemetery, France (Grave/Memorial reference: V. M. 18)
Biography
Thomas Philip Ashby was the son of Thomas H. Ashby and attended Borough Road College for two years, in addition to his academic studies he represented the college in rugby. He enlisted in September 1914, initially joining the Royal Navy Air Service as a Motor Cyclist in 1653 Squadron. He later became petty officer. Ashby then transferred to the Royal Flying Corps (later becoming the RAF) as a private and was later commissioned on 25 January 1917. He then transferred to the Army 7th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment. Ashby was 29 when he died on 5 September 1918.
Sources
Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, BFSS/2/9/14/4, Borough Road College 1906 applications, Borough Road College 1906 applications, Secondary source information provided by Douglas Craik (taken from Commonwealth War Graves Commission and The National Archives, Officer records), 1910 Annual Report