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NAME: Ashby, Alfred
RANK: Air Mechanic 1st Class
UNIT: Royal Air Force
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REGIMENTAL NUMBER: 337057
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH: Accidentally drowned 13th July 1921 while on the river Servern at Shrewsbury
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: St Thomas' Churchyard, Tangley NB. A private grave not a commonwealth war graves one.
OTHER INFORMATION: Age 19. Born 31st July 1901 at Stratford, Essex. Son of Ernest Arnold and Phoebe Ann Ashby of Tangley. Joined RAF 2nd September 1919. On RAF service papers fathers address is For Tree Cottage, Tangley, Andover, Hants. In 1911 family living there also.