Smith, Sydney Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Sydney Joseph |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
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Date of Death | 06-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Jesse and Lizzie Smith. Husband of Winifred Mary Smith, of Hainton. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kirton New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row S.S. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1091853 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-03-1942 |
End Date | 06-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
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Reason for Loss | Buckinghamshire Herald, 3 April 1942: Knocked down by a cyclist in the road at Marsworth. He was taken to a hospital at Halton, where he was found to be dead. |