Keightley-Smith, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Keightley-Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Henry and Ellen Kate Smith. Husband of Doris Eileen (Peggy) Keightley-Smith, of Ely, Cambridgeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6370 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | The Hague (Wenduin) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. Row 3. Grave 58. |
Epitaph | DEAR VALIANT HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 89067 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
On the strength of 104 Sqn, according to CWGC records |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6066 (P358634/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1941 |
End Date | 25-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Brought down by flak and crashed off the coast of Westkapelle, Holland |