MBE

Date of birth

28 May 1911 at Dunedin

Parents

Charles A and Violet Ashton

Married

Doreen Bennett Reid

Children

Two sons

Education

Waitaki Boys' High School

War Service

26 Battalion 2NZEF North Africa and Italy

Honours

• MBE 1974

Sporting

• Represented North Otago in rowing, boxing and rugby
• Member North Otago Rugby Football Union
• President Timaru Boxing Association (26 years)
• President SC Amateur Sports Bodies Association (10 years)
• President SC Sports Stadium Association (11 years)
• President NZ Boxing Association (4 times)
• President Oceania Boxing Association (7 years)
• Vice President Amateur International Boxing Association (8 years)
• Chairman Referees and Judges Commission of AIBA (8 years)
• Involved in appointment of all referees and judges at World Championships, World Cup Challenges and Olympic Games Boxing (1976–81)
• Chairman International Boxing Jury
• Olympic and Commonwealth Games Boxing Official from 1962
• Life Member Timaru Boxing Association
• Life Member NZ Boxing Association
• Life Member Oceania Boxing Association
• Life Member International Boxing Referees and Judges Association
• Life Member SC Sports Stadium Association
• Life Member International Boxing Association

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021