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Leading Aircraftman JOHN ASHURST

Service Number: 1480779
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

654 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 07 September 1943

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

I. H. 23.

Italy

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Henry and Margaret Ashurst, of Lamberhead Green, Lancashire.
  • Personal Inscription NO WAITING FOR THE CALL HE WENT AND DIED AND GAVE HIS ALL
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Buried or commemorated at

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
Italy
Number of casualties: 2142
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