Identity
Person No.
6589
Service No.
742693
Last Name
First Name
Richard Leonard Ashburton
Initials
R L A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, in Hampden X3054, returning from mine laying, crashed on high ground on Hamel Down Tor, Dartmoor, probably ground or obstacle contact. An inscribed stone marks the spot
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Leonard Erasmus Ellis and of Evelyn le Hunte Ellis (nee Barnes), of Kloof, Natal, South Africa. Represented Malvern for the Ashburton Shield at Bisley, and in the Public Schools Athletics (Hurdles) at the White City.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project