Smith, Robert Speedie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Speedie |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Jeanie Smith, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND715 |
Markings | PH-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IVa. D. 48. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF ROBERT, YOUNGEST SON OF GEORGE AND JEANIE SMITH, FALKIRK, SCOTLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1569867 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | N136, Mol, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar & inscribed marble tablet |
Memorial Text | Ter nagedachtenis aan de slachtoffers van de vliegtuigcrash LANCASTER ND715 RAF 12 Squadron - Wickenby - 23 april 1944 |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighters and crashed near Postel (Antwerp) |