Eric Lumley Durham Ashwin

Forenames

Eric Lumley Durham AWMM

Surname

Ashwin AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ41563 AWMM
• WWII 41563 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

9 Jun 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)

Next of kin

• WW2 Mr L. Ashwin, Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs L. F. Ashwin, Awaroa, Post Office, Waiheke, Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ41563 AWMM
• WWII 41563 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 13C. Graduation Date: 1/09/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Air Operations, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Son of Lumley F. Ashwin and Winifred F. Ashwin, of Awaroa Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.

Five of the seven crewmen aboard Stirling I BF400/G were New Zealanders - captain, the navigator, the air bomber, rear gunner and the rear gunner.

Attended Mt Albert Grammar School, Auckland (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607))

193 hours as Wireless Operator, Air Gunner and Bomb Aimer (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

17 Dec 1942 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Air Operations AWMM

Cemetery

Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM Grave 17 A 14 AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Mount Albert Grammar School, Alberton Ave, Mount Albert Auckland 1025 AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2042278
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607).
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845607
  Sources Used
• https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/244714
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 17 October 2022 - web research

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).