Ashpole, Gerald John James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gerald John James |
Surname | Ashpole |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND815 |
Markings | OF-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Osmanville St. Clement Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1866432 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | St Pierre-de-Mont |
Reason for Loss | Early morning attack on the gun battery at Point-du-Hoc overlooking the D-Day beaches. Aircraft likely victim of an Fw190 |