Smith, Ronald Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Arthur |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of G. I. Smith, and of Mercy Hope Smith, of Plumstead, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB459 |
Markings | AR-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. C. 7. |
Epitaph | WE'LL REMEMBER YOU EVER, DEAR RON, TILL WE MEET AGAIN. MUM, FRANCES AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1866711 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-11-1944 |
End Date | 29-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in target area |