Smith, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-02-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Coulton Smith and Faith Smith, of Doncaster. Husband of Celia Agnes Rosaline Margaret Smith, of Doncaster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1332 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Doncaster (Rose Hill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 743. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 84307 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4996 (P357149/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1941 |
End Date | 04-02-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | During heavy snow showers and flying below the cloud base at 1130 the starboard wing hit the ground while banking near the village of Conington 10 miles NW of Cambridge. |