Ash, Norman Andrews
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Norman Andrews |
Surname | Ash |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Robert and Neina Andrews Ash, of Peace River, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ894 |
Markings | KW-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Southend-On-Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot R. Grave 12238. |
Epitaph | HE LIVES FOR EVER MORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/105801 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Some sources suggest that the aircraft may have been shot down by an intruder |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-11-1942 |
End Date | 17-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto marsh land near Southend on Sea, Essex, while taking part in a bulls-eye exercise |