Smart, James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Smart |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Lawrence Smart, and of Violet Smart, of Westminster, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4828 |
Markings | PM-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Le Mans (West) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 38. 1939-45 Row B. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 144753 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1943 |
End Date | 14-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Spezia |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Saint-Mars-d'Outillé, 12 km SE Le Mans |