Lance Corporal John Henry Allsop

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Lance Corporal John Henry Allsop a soldier from the parish, who died in the First World War.

William Henry Alsop (John Henry Allsop) Lance Corporal of the Wiltshire Regiment. Died 25 Sept 1915
aged 26 in the Battle of Loos. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.

Next Meeting: 30th April

History Group AGM
Followed by a talk on
“The Aston Band”

News

March Meeting – A talk by Jonathan Smith on The Early Family and the Witney Blanket Industry. Jonathan gave a most interesting and informative presentation on the history of Witney’s blanket industry. To find out more visit our new talk review page

The 1901 & 1911 censuses for Aston & Cote have been transcribed by members of the History Group.

Meetings – The History Group’s 2025/2026 programme of talks & visits is out now.

THIS IS ASTON – LOOKING FOR CLUES is now available to watch online. The History Group’s 2010 film looking at various aspects of the Aston’s past history, starting from clues found in the village of today.