Smith, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Frank George Smith, and of Edith Smith, of Blackpool, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND844 |
Markings | PH-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambrai (Route De Solesmes) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER, REUNITED WITH HIS FATHER "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1890212 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 11-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Aulnoye |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Sailly-Cambrai |