Smith, Ronald David
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald David |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred David Harold and Annie Elizabeth Smith. Husband of Ethel May Smith, of Rosalie, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1404 |
Markings | UV-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. E. 1. |
Epitaph | FOR FREEDOM'S CAUSE HE DIED THAT WE MAY IN PEACE ABIDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405194 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 27/1907/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1907/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1942 |
End Date | 13-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mainz |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Eisden, ENE of Genk, Belgium |