Ashton, Tom
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Tom |
Surname | Ashton |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Sarah Ashton, of Huddersfield. 1St Class Certificate In Mechanical Engineering, Huddersfield Technical College. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME629 |
Markings | KM-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. J. 1-3. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. WORTHY OF REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1437584 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Dunholme Lodge at 2210 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft intercepted outbound and shot down by Lt Wilhelm Seuss of 4/NJG5 FLYING AN Me 110, the aircraft crashing at Lautenhausen |