Smitherman, Edward James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edward James |
Surname | Smitherman |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas W. and Maud Mercy Smitherman, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5537 |
Markings | OF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Westmalle Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | MEMORIES LIVE FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 107932 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Saint Bernardus Chapel Antwerpsesteenweg 2390, Westmalle, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Gedenken wij de RAF soldaten die op deze plaats Sneuvelden |
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/33 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/32 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1942 |
End Date | 25-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near a Trappist Abbey at Westmalle, Belgium |