Ashurst, Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick |
Surname | Ashurst |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Annie Ashurst. Husband of Evelyn Ashurst, of Accrington, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD899 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pihen-Les-Guines War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. G. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 966591 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5759 (P358245/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1941 |
End Date | 09-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Antishipping mine laying off Calais (Prawns Region) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Pihen-les-Guines, 10km SW of Calais. |