ASHLEY John Wenlock

  • First Name(s):
    John 
    Wenlock 
  • Surname:
    ASHLEY
  • Service Number:
    J0
  • Rank:

    Surgeon Lieutenant

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
  • Ship:
    HMS Hermione
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    16th June 1942
  • Age At Death:
    27
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England, Panel 76, Column 3.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Leonard and Lillian Marie Violette Ashley, of Tenbury, Worcestershire. B.M., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

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ASHLEY John Wenlock Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove School WW2 Memorial
Tenbury St Mary’s Church WW2 War Memorial
Tenbury St Michael’s Church WW2 Memorial

Further Information About ASHLEY John Wenlock

Appears on the Royal Navy casualties list for Worcestershire.

HMS Hermione was South of the island of Crete, returning to Alexandria from convoy duty, when she was hit by a torpedo amidships on the starboard side fired by the German submarine U-205. The ship listed prior to lying completely on one side for 21 minutes before she finally sank. Eighty seven crew members were lost.

A letter from John Ashley’s parent, L. Ashley, Ashfield, Tenbury Wells, dated 19th March 1952 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that his name be added to the county roll of honour. The letter states that Surgeon Lieutenant John Wenlock Ashley, RNVR, late of HM Light Cruiser “Hermione”, was lost at sea on 16th June 1942.

John Ashley’s name and rank/unit is listed in the dedication of the memorial in Tenbury Parish Church which took place on Thursday 27th October 1949 at 7 p.m. The memorial was unveiled by Flt Lieutenant Edward Ashley, DFC. The names are listed and their ranks/units have been handwritten on to sheet. The document can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives.

John Ashley has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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