Ashton, John Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Frederick |
Surname | Ashton |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar Arthur and Frances Mary Ashton. Husband of Dora Ashton (Nee Weiss), of Tunstall, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1703 |
Markings | SR-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schaffen Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. |
Epitaph | OUR DARLING JOHN WHO GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS COULD LIVE AS BEAUTIFULLY AS HE DID |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 67051 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Boxbergstraat, Genk Boxbergheide, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Brick memorial & inscribed stone tablets |
Memorial Text | Laat dit memoriaal een bluvend aandenken zun voor hen behorende tot de RAF die hun leven lieten op limburgse bodem |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | St. Mary & St. Peter's Church, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Standard & Roll of Honour in wooden bookcase |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | Village Centre, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Brass plaque on adjacent bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | The White Hart PH, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal on external wall of PH |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 101 Squadron 1943-45 |
Location | The National Aboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to all those who served on 101 Squadron, and honours those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember you. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/801/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/801/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1941 |
End Date | 01-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Boxbergheide, Gent, Belgium |