Smith, Ernest George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest George |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest John and Ada Louise Smith, of Tooting, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5571 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 18. B. 13-14. |
Epitaph | WITH LOVE AND PRIDE WE ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU, DARLING. MUM, DAD, EVE AND MAUD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1381724 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2350. Hit by flak and crashed at Suderwick on the Dutch-German border |