Ashton, Denys Alban
Billericay Airman Killed in Middle East. Flight-Lieut. Denys A. Ashton, R.A.F. aged 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Ashton of Rowans, Belle Vue Road, Billericay, and an Old Boy of Brentwood Grammar School, has been killed on active service in the Middle East. Before joining the R.A.F. he graduated with first-class honours in engineering science from King’ s College London.
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Ashton |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Denys Alban |
| Date of birth | 13 March 1921 |
| Place of birth | Romford Registration District |
| Family details | Son of Frederick Charles & Lilian Amelia Ashton of Billericay, Essex |
| Previous education | Brentwood Grammar School |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1939-1941 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Engineering |
| Qualifications | B.Sc. Hons (Lond) |
| Military unit | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; 294 Sqdn |
| Service number | 103054 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 16/03/1944 |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Rank at death | Flight Lieutenant |
| Place of death | Middle East |
| Cause of death | Killed in an air accident. |
| Burial place | Knightsbridge War Cemetery. Acroma, Libya |
| Commemoration(s) | King’ s College Chapel; Memorial in the church of St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, Essex |
| Notes | Essex Chronicle, 7th April 1944. |