Ashworth, Frank Martin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Martin |
Surname | Ashworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin Ashworth, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME372 |
Markings | 9J-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 285. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429740 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 227 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 22-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Returning from an attack on a refinery near Hamburg, the Lancaster ditched in the North Sea off the Danish coast |