Smith, Ronald Sedgeley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Sedgeley |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Sedgeley Smith and Katie Mabel Smith, of Coulsdon, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME301 |
Markings | BQ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 14. J. 10-14. |
Epitaph | WE GAVE HIM LIFE AND LOVE BUT MANKIND, DENYING LOVE, TOOK LIFE AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3001167 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Lutzkendorf |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near Wernsdorf during an attack on a synthetic oil plant |