Askie, Richard Edward Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Edward Leslie |
Surname | Askie |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Hilda Askie, of Edmonton, Middlesex. Husband of Gladys Florence Askie, of Edmonton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM512 |
Markings | CF-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sessenheim Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 10. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1399198 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with a 622 Sqd Lancaster NF965 GI-S. Both crashed on W bank of the Rhine between Stattmatten and Roeschwoog. |