CECIL ROBERT ASHTON
SERVICE NO. 1873873
Army: Lance Serjeant
Royal Engineers
26 Assault Squadron
DIED: 06 June 1944
AGE: 26
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
26 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers were attached to 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. The squadron was one of the first units to land on Nan Green sector, Juno Beach near Courseulles-sur-Mer.
It was deployed to clear routes and establish exits from the beach. Shortly after landing the lead tank slipped into a crater. The crew managed to escape but he is presumed to have died when they then came under heavy German fire.
The tank is now on display at Juno Beach.
MEMORIAL LOCATION: Column 3
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