ASTLEY Jack
Died 19 November 1944 Age 29
Buried Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia
Jack Astley
Service Record
Sergeant 1622045 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 70 Squadron
He previously lived with his parents John and Sarah at 7 Highfield Terrace, Carnforth. He married Kathleen Leach and moved to 10 Ashton Grove, Rochdale. He was part of the Balkan Airforce, a branch of RAF Bomber command and was based in Italy. The branch was tasked with attacking German supply lines across the Balkans from 1943 to the end of the war, 70 squadron was based at Foggia, Italy and was equipped with Wellington Bombers.
The data is the editor’s interpretation of documents from:
- The National Archive
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Find My Past (this can be viewed free of charge in local UK libraries if you are a library member).
- Ancestry.co.uk (this can be viewed free of charge in local UK libraries if you are a library member).
- Everyone Remembered.