Greensmith, Richard Barton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Barton |
Surname | Greensmith |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clarence Tom and Constance Helena Greensmith, of Dorridge, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7863 |
Markings | NP-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Consigny Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph | BELOVED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 962960 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-11-1942 |
End Date | 18-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Nickel raid on France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Consigny, ENE of Chaumont, France |