Roll of Honour

2nd Lieutenant

Roger Hay Ashton

Student

Roger Hay Ashton was born on the 12th April 1895 at The Grove, Blackhall in the parish of Corstorphine, Midlothian. He was the son of Roger Ashton, a Butler and Church Officer, and Marjory Ashton (née Smith), who had married on the 22nd February 1895 in the St Georges district of Edinburgh. His family later moved to Glasgow where he attended Glasgow High School. Ashton was a well-known swimmer in Glasgow and a member of the Western Amateurs swim club.

Memorial chapel at the University of Glasgow
The Memorial Chapel at the University of Glasgow

He enrolled at the University aged 16 to study for an Arts degree, with the view to entering the church like his father. Ashton took classes in History and Geography, but was unable to finish his degree due to the outbreak of war. Roger arrived in France on the 19th July 1916. He served with the 2nd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers and was reported missing in action after the Battle of the Somme on the 30th July 1916. 2nd Lieutenant Roger Hay Ashton is memorialised at Thiepval Memorial. His address at the time of his death was given as 14 Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow.

Comments and Citations

University of Glasgow Faculty and Registry records.

Memorial Place: Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Find War Dead