Smith, Kenneth Ivor
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Ivor |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Albert Smith and Francis Elizabeth Smith (née Newham), of Whitchurch, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM323 |
Markings | OF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 11. |
Epitaph | DEEPLY MOURNED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 932945 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Gospinal (Hautes Faynes), Solwaster, Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed wooden plaque, memorial stone and inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text | AUX AVIATEURS ANGLAIS, TOMBES LE 29 JUIN 1943 POUR NOTRE LIBERTE, DANS LES HAUTES FAGNES PRES DE SART |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 24 Apr 1920 in Cardiff. |
He had previously flown a tour with 49 Sqn flying Hampdens (posted in September 1941 and out 6 August 1942 to 16 OTU Upper Heyford). |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-06-1943 |
End Date | 29-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Lt. Wolfgang Schnaufer of 11./NJG1 and crashed at 01.25hrs into woods on the western side of Hautes Fagnes near Solwaster, Belgium. Amemorial was erected on the side of the road near the crash site in 1954. |