Smith, Harry Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harry Bernard |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Annie Smith. Husband of Mary Smith, of Cross Gates, Yorkshire. B.A. (Leeds). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4786 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 2. Coll. grave 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 133038 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 18-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Great Belt area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Gejlbjerg, Denmark. One of the mines then exploded wrecking 13 houses and injuring a number of local residents |