Christman, Lorne Smith
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Lorne Smith |
Surname | Christman |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Otto Lorne and Alice Christman, of Orillia, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD986 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. B. 18. |
Epitaph | WE THANK THEE, O LORD, FOR THE HONOR OF BEING MOTHER AND FATHER OF LORNE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/3601 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7387 (P360264/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1941 |
End Date | 05-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. Crashed near Brackwede, 6 km SW of Bielefeld. |