Smith, Albert Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Albert Stanley |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley and Bessie Smith. Husband of Ida Smith, of Milston, Wiltshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4355 |
Markings | QR-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 14. F. 10-11. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING REMEMBRANCE OF BERTIE, WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40187 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-06-1940 |
End Date | 21-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Communications |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak and crashed in near Rheine |