Smalley, Robert Cecil
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Cecil |
Surname | Smalley |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Riley Smalley and Elizabeth Jane Smalley, of Vancouver, British Columbia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND961 |
Markings | OF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XV. D. 12. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/25766 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1945 |
End Date | 08-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have collided with a 83 Sqn Lancaster PB181 on same operation to attack Dortmund Ems Canal & crashed nr. Best, Holland. |