Smirl, Glendon Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Glendon Arthur |
Surname | Smirl |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Carmel and Emma Smirl, of Berwick, Stormont Co., Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ768 |
Markings | KN-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row J. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | A PAL IN LIFE A PAL IN DEATH TO END THE STRIFE YOU DID YOUR BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/204325 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1944 |
End Date | 14-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Full Sutton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Lost control and disintegrated, crashing at Kirby Underdale, ENE of York. |