Ashcroft, Bernard Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bernard Patrick |
Surname | Ashcroft |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of David James Ashcroft and Henrietta Ashcroft, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4140 |
Markings | GT-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. F. 14. |
Epitaph | HIS PRESENCE WE MISS, HIS MEMORY CHERISH. MUM, DAD, BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1699995 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1943 |
End Date | 27-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 561 aircraft, 17 losses (3.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but most of the bombs fell in the north east of the city. More than 300 buildings destroyed and 130+ fatalities |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |