Smith, Victor Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Victor Ralph |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Smith, and of Florence Smith, of Muswell Hill, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD232 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Southminster (St. Leonard) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 81. |
Epitaph | ALL YOU HAD HOPED FOR, ALL YOU HAD, YOU GAVE. MY DEAREST AND ONLY SON EVER A GOOD SCOUTER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1390006 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-09-1942 |
End Date | 26-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Wreckage found 2 days after take off on Foel Gras Mountain. Caernarvonshire |