Astbury, Ronald Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Charles |
Surname | Astbury |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles George and Ethel Caroline Astbury, of Cosham, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1362 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lignieres-Orgeres Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | A GOOD SON WORTHY OF EVERLASTING LOVE. GOD'S GREATEST GIFT TO A MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 630781 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1940 |
End Date | 12-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Jersey Airport |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Bombing factories around Turin in Northern Italy after Mussolini declared war two days earlier. The aircraft staged through Jersey from its home base at Driffield |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Loire region on the return flight |