Smith, Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Alfred |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Esther Smith, of Birmingham. Husband of Florence Smith, of Ladywood, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1517 |
Markings | KO-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Birmingham Key Hill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. Grave 1264. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, DARLING WE WILL REMEMBER YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1164124 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | (Uncertain) |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
On the strength of 218 Sqn, according to CWGC records |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7000 (P359800/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-06-1941 |
End Date | 17-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Climbed slowly to 500', then turned through 180 degrees and dived into the ground |