Smith, Arthur Winston
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Winston |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur George and Alice Smith. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE316 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dunkirk Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 42. |
Epitaph | THE PATHS OF GLORY LEAD BUT TO THE GRAVE (from Thomas Gray's poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard") |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1165989 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9834 (P363258/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-10-1941 |
End Date | 25-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have ditched off Belgian Coast |