John Arthur Ashley – Royal Air Force, 5 Elementary Flying Training School
Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Ashley – Royal Air Force, 5 Elementary Flying Training School Early Life and Family Background John Arthur Ashley was born in 1920 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire , the son of Horace Arthur Ashley and Ada Mabel Sadler , who had married in 1915 at Tamworth , Staffordshire. 1921 Census At the time of the 1921 Census , Ada—recorded as Mabel Ada , aged 36 —was residing as a boarder at 38 Boulward, Weston‑super‑Mare, Somerset , together with her infant son John Arthur , then eleven months old . Horace was not present in the household at the time of the census. Family Life in the 1930s 1939 Register By the time of the 1939 Register , the Ashley family were living at “Ceres”, Gower , where Horace A. Ashley was employed as a Shop Domestic Manager . His wife, Ada Mabel , was recorded as undertaking household duties, while John Arthur was living at home as a young man preparing for wartime service. Royal Air Force Service John enlisted in the Royal Air Force , ...
