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ASHFIELD, Richard Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19098 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 10 June 1910 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ground Battle, Libya, Middle East, 21 March 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Sollum, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 450 Squadron R.A.A.F. Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, 19098 | |
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| 17 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 19098 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Corporal Richard Arthur Ashfield 19098 of 450SQN was killed by shrapnel during a Luftwaffe attack on Gambut Aerodrome, Libya
His death is referred to in "Memoirs of 450 (RAAF) SQN" by Leonard Barton & “RAAF Ground Staff of the Desert Air Force Squadrons” by E.S. Johnston