Ashby, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Ashby |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Arthur and Florence Ashby, of Yeovil, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB250 |
Markings | EA-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coignieres Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 574407 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
The crew were on their ninth operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1944 |
End Date | 26-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (28% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 2135. Crashed at Coigieres in the Department of Seine-et-Oise, 16 km WSW of Versailles. All seven crew killed |