Smith, Jack Arthur Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack Arthur Charles |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Vernon A. and Ethel W. Smith, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1730 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 28. C. 13-15. |
Epitaph | HE LEFT A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/84385 |
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 | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2022. Crashed at Baerl near Repelen Lohmansheide, near Krefeld, where the crew were buried in the Hauptfriedhof. They have been subsequently re-interred in the Reichwald Forest War Cemetery. |