Ashton, David Allan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David Allan |
Surname | Ashton |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Isobel Eliza Ashton, of York. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6210 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1A. C. 16 |
Epitaph | LOST BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581077 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Previously recorded on the Runnymede memorial but since then, their bodies have been identified. A re-dedication service was organised by the RAF's Joint Casulaty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) and held at Choloy War Cemetery on 25 October 2016 with Revd. (Wing Commander) Ruth Hake MBE conducting the service. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2110 (P352126/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-05-1940 |
End Date | 14-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Raid on Sedan |
Reason for Loss | Shot down and crashed near Escombres-et-le-Chesnois, France. |