Date of birth:

March 27th, 1915 (Hyde Park, South Australia)

Date of death:

November 12th, 2006

Service number:

Aus 416952

Nationality:

Australian

He was educated at Unley High School and Adelaide University. He came from a sporting family. His grandfather John Ephraim Gould played A Grade cricket for Hindmarsh and his father Fred Keen Gould for Sturt, and also represented South Australia. Ashton Gould represented University in A Grade Cricket in 1935-36.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 149 (East India) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

September 15th, 1944

Citation:
"Flight Lieutenant Gould has proved himself to be an outstanding captain of aircraft. He has participated in attacks on a variety of targets, many of which necessitated very accurate flying at low altitudes over heavily defended areas. During one of these sorties recently he was forced by cloud to fly at a height of betweem 1,500 and 2,000 feet through heavy anti-aircraft fire to be sure of finding the target. His aircraft was damaged by opposing fire but despite this the mission was successfully completed. This officer's courage and devotion to duty have been commendable at all times."

• - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36702/supplement/4272/data.pdf
  - Royal Air Force Commands