Smith, Thomas Cecil Birdwood
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas Cecil Birdwood |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Edith Vera Smith (née Slade). They married in Poplar in October 1939 and their home was Hornchurch, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN744 |
Markings | TC-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 17. B. 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 173785 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 28 April 1916 Poplar, London. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Aijen in Holland |