ASPDEN, James
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
'Commando Basic Training Centre'
Regiment/Corps:
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Bn.
East Lancashire Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3379966
Died :
February, 1964
Age:
61
James Aspden's pre war service included India with the 2nd Bn., KOYLI. He was the recipient of the Indian General Service Medal which covered service up to 1935. During the war he was on the staff at the Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry. James Aspden from Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire, was a member of the Commando Association. He died after several years in hospital.
Sources
National Archives file WO 100/495/2.
WW2 Medal Cards Index.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 39 (1964).
Reoort on his death in the Nottingham Evening Post, 12 Feb.1964, page9.
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