Smith, Donald Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Henry |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ786 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Warwick Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 104. Grave 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/127875 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 12-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Fountains Park, near the villages of Sawley and Markington to the north of Ripon. |