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NAME:                      Astley, Aston Giffard  (A C on memorial)
RANK:                      Major
UNIT:                      Royal fusiliers attached Machine Gun Corps
BATTALION ETC:             2nd Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 1st October 1916
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France
OTHER INFORMATION:         MC. Age 26. Son of Capt. Spencer Byng and Rose Astley of Wiltshire.
                           Next of kin given on MIC as:
                           Mrs R Glover-Clarke (sister),
                           Rangitoto View Road,
                           St Heliers Bay, New Zealand.