Kirkwood, Douglass-Smith
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Douglass-Smith |
Surname | Kirkwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Catherine Kirkwood, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL960 |
Markings | HW-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. F. 4. |
Epitaph | IT IS OUR HOPE THAT IT WAS NOT IN VAIN WHEN INTO THE NIGHT YOU SCARED AWAY. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86514 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded, scattering wreckage over a wide area near Duisburg |