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SMITH, Ivor

Personal Information
Rank LAC
Forename(s) Ivor James Travers
Surname Smith
Gender M
Age 28
Decorations
Date of death 16-12-1939
Next of kin
Aircraft Information
Aircraft
Serial Number
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place West Row Baptist Chapelyard
Grave Reference Row 5. Grave 4..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 243
Enlistment information
Service Number 520179
Service Royal Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 149 (East India)
Trade (Uncertain)
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 30-11--0001
End Date 30-11--0001
Takeoff Station
Day/Night raid
Operation
Reason for Loss LAC John Travers Smith died in hospital in the early hours of 16th December after being knocked off his bicycle by a car on the Norwich to Newmarket Road the previous evening. The car was driven by F/O Oliver Lewis, who was himself killed on operations on 18th December. By the time of the inquest, he was already dead. The inquest revealed that the rear light on the bicycle had been modified and may have been defective at the time of the accident. A virdict of accidental death was recorded.