Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Alfred Edward David Ashcroft
| Surname: | Ashcroft |
| Forename: | Alfred Edward David |
| Age: | 24 |
| Honours: | D F C |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 06 Oct 1944 |
| Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Battalion / Unit: | 157 Sqdn. |
| Service Number: | 112736 |
| Cemetery: | Brussels Town Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | X. 23. 25. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Alfred and Edith Maud Ashcroft, of Cobham, Surrey. Joined the R.A.F. in 1939, trained as a navigator and flew for two years with distinguished pilot Edward Wolfe. Died when his plane crashed near Linter in Belgium, returning from an intruder mission over France in Mosquito XIX MM678. A memorial plaque at the church in Linter was unveiled in 2014. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Battle of Britain Memorial - Alfred Ashcroft Linter plaque, unveiling Edward Wolfe Intruder mission |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2108816/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 1 |
