Ellis, Richard Leonard Ashburton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Leonard Ashburton |
Surname | Ellis |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Erasmus Ellis and of Evelyn Le Hunte Ellis (Nee Barnes), of Kloof, Natal, South Africa. Represented Malvern For The Ashburton Shield At Bisley, and In The Public Schools Athletics (Hurdles) At The White City. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X3054 |
Markings | EA-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Exeter Higher Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Z.K. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | PER ARDUA AD ASTRA COELESTES (Latin: Through adversity to the heavenly stars) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742693 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Hamel Down Tor, Dartmoor, Devon |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | On 22nd March 1941 a Royal Air Force bomber, 49 Sqn, RAF Scampton crashed returning from operations over France. The 4 crew were killed. This memorial commemorates their selfless courage and that of fellow airmen who perished on Dartmoor. |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
Crashed into high ground on Hamel Down Tor, Dartmoor. An inscribed stone marks the spot |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
(P357912/41 ) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1941 |
End Date | 22-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Returning from mine laying, crashed on high ground on Hamel Down Tor, Dartmoor, probably ground or obstacle contact. An inscribed stone marks the spot |