Smith, Wilfred James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred James |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Doris Smith, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB172 |
Markings | HW-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. H. 4. |
Epitaph | ON EARTH HE NOBLY DID HIS BEST, GRANT HIM, JESUS, HEAVENLY REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/27489 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak near Durmersheim |