Smith, Peter Tristan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Tristan |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 21-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Francis and Lilian Elizabeth Smith, of Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4795 |
Markings | QR-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. L. 19. |
Epitaph | INTO THY HANDS, O LORD, I COME, EARTH'S STRUGGLE IS O'ER, THE BATTLE IS WON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1290933 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Squadron Motto | Per puram tonantes (Thundering through the clear air) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Renik airfield |