Smart, Walter John Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter John Albert |
Surname | Smart |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Osborn Smart and Emma Smart, of Bare, Morecambe, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | HF855 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harwell Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 611. |
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 | 1379256 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1443 Flt |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13889 (P368192/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1942 |
End Date | 26-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Overshot on landing at Harwell and crashed into a field. |