Smith, John Henry George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Henry George |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr Thomas and Dorothy Smith of Stanton Harcourt, Oxford. Brother of Peter and Audrey |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM118 |
Markings | LE-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot KK. Coll. grave 85-88. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE ON IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
Ribbon Stone | 0713 (Block 8, Column 23, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 175502 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Wesseling |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed south of Boxtel |