Smedmore, William Harrold Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Harrold Frederick |
Surname | Smedmore |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Helen Smedmore. Husband of Beatrice Smedmore, of Flamstead End, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ND441 |
Markings | PH-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 15. K. 10-11. |
Epitaph | PERFECT REST IN HEAVEN ABOVE, HAPPY IN GOD'S TENDER LOVE |
Ribbon Stone | 1598 (Block 108, Column 8, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1601321 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In remembrance Sgt W.H.F. Smedmore 12 Sqn Wickenby |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Wickenby at 2200 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Believed to have been shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Dotzlar 4km SSE of Bad Berlesberg. There were no survivors |