Smart, Eric Shirley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Shirley |
Surname | Smart |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Harold and Elsie Kate Smart, of Brixton, London. Husband of Mabel E. Smart. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | JA448 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 80. |
Epitaph | JESUS SAYS "BECAUSE I LIVE YOU SHALL LIVE ALSO |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1322742 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-09-1943 |
End Date | 25-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bruntingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night training |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed soon after take-off, coming down near Lutterworth |