Bryan-Smith, Martin
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Martin |
Surname | Bryan-Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | DFC*, MiD |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Hinton Bryan-Smith and Ellen Gertrude Bryan-Smith. Husband of Anne Bryan Smith, of Wolverley, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND739 |
Markings | OF-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 200. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 77103 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1911 in Coventry and home was Kidderminster. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | St Pierre-de-Mont |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 02:56 on 6 Jun 1944 from Coningsby to bomb a Coastal Defence Battery at St-Pierre-du-Mont. Formerly lost without trace, now recovered. The aircraft was shot down by a FW190. The aircraft crashed near Carentan, 25 km NNW of Saint-Lô. |