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| Name: |
Lionel Arthur Ashfield |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
202 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
01 August 1898 |
| Place of Birth: |
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Died: |
16 July 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
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| Cemetery: |
Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
"Lt. Lionel Arthur Ashfield.
A very capable officer of exceptional judgment and courage. He has carried out sixty two flights behind the enemy line's with invariable success. During the last few months he has engaged seventeen enemy machines, and has been instrumental in destroying five. On one occasion he attacked five enemy aeroplanes, bringing down one in flames." Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 August 1918 (30827/9198) |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
18 May 1918 |
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202 |
D.H.4 (A7868) 1 |
Scout (OOC) |
Bruges |
| 2 |
31 May 1918 |
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202 |
D.H.4 (D8402) 2 |
EA (OOC) |
Ostende |
| 3 |
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202 |
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EA |
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| 4 |
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202 |
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EA |
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| 5 |
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202 |
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EA |
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| 1 |
Observer AGL Allen |
| 2 |
Observer Lt Russell |
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