Smith, Alexander John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alexander John |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alex Smith and Johanna Preshaw Smith (née Fisher), of West Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5607 |
Markings | OF-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. B. 5. |
Epitaph | BELOVED AND REMEMBERED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16380 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 22 May 1912 West Summerland, British Columbia. Both parents were Scottish, born in Edinburgh. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1943 |
End Date | 13-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed nr Wulfen, 7km NNE of Dorsten, Germany, most likely from flak damage. |