Basic Details
Surname
Ashby
Forenames
Cyril Francis
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 09.09.2024 from https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1081360/cyril-francis-ashby/
Leading Aircraftman CYRIL FRANCIS ASHBY
Service Number: 1673246
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death 02 December 1943
Commemorated at MALTA MEMORIAL Panel 9, Column 2.
Son of Harriet May Ashby; husband of Margaret Ann Ashby, of Harrow
Circumstances of Death: Killed when the ship SS Samuel J Tiden was bombed in Bari harbour by German bombers (Ju 88s)
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Leading Aircraftman/Airman
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Malta
Year of death
1943
Day of death
2