Smith, Francis James William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Francis James William |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Francis and Angela Elizabeth Smith. Husband of Margaret Smith, of Eighton Banks, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM319 |
Markings | BQ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 31. B. 5-7. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING I WILL REMEMBER HIM. PEGGY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1318281 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter as it crossed the German border, crashing at Dulken in North Rhine-Westphalia |