Corporal Albert Astin DCM MM
7851 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Lived at 26 Milton Street
Burnley Express 11/3/1916
London Gazette 15/3/1916

"For conspicuous gallantry. During a successful attack he crossed the open many times, under heavy fire, in order to bring up supplies of bombs".

M.M. London Gazette confirmed on the Military Medal card but not dated.
He served overseas in France from 11.8.1914. He is on the SWB roll.

The Burnley Express 18 March 1916
BOMB THROWERS MEDAL.
HONOUR FOR BURNLEY SOLDIER.

Another Burnley soldier to be awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal is Corporal A. Astin (7851) of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. The official announcement of the honour was made in the supplement to the London Gazette on Wednesday evening. Corporal Astin formerly lived at 26, Milton Street, Burnley and was working as a weaver at Harle Syke when the war broke out. As a reservist he was immediately called back to the colours, and went through the retreat from Mons. He has done a great deal of bomb throwing, and it is for his fine work in this way that the medal has been awarded.

Medals sold at Bonhams 2016
With his original small book

Acting Warrant Officer Albert Astin, was born in Burnley and by trade was a weaver. He enlisted into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the 25th August 1903.

Sold with his original Soldier's Small Book.