Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Borden Bramshott Ashley
In memory of:
Flying Officer Borden Bramshott Ashley
April 23, 1944
Military Service
J/25521
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
550 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Commemorated on Page 239 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY
Belgium
Coll. grave 5. E. 19-25.
HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY is located 30 km from Brussels and 3 km south of Leuven. Turn left out of Leuven railway station onto the Tiensevest(ring road R 23). Follow the Tiensevest through the junctions Tiensepoort and Parkpoort and along the Naamsepoort. Turn left at the Naamsepoort onto the Naamsesteenweg (N251) signposted Namen, Waver & Heverlee. Continue until you cross the railway line at Heverlee and take the first left turn into the Hertogstraat. Follow Hertogstraat to the end and turn right at the Sport Hall onto the Kerpelstraat. Continue down the Kerpelstraat until you come to a crossroads at which the HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY is located.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Flying Officer Borden Bramshott Ashley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flying Officer Borden Bramshott Ashley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Photo of BORDEN BRAMSHOTT ASHLEY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Borden Bramshott Ashley – Portrait of Borden Bramshott Ashley in uniform. -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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