Richard Arthur ASHFIELD

ASHFIELD, Richard Arthur

Service Number: 19098
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Corporal, 19098
17 Jul 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 19098

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Biography 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