Smith, Alexander Munro
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alexander Munro |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Smith, and of Jean Smith, of Larbert, Stirlingshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ660 |
Markings | KO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 93. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1373320 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-10-1942 |
End Date | 29-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Essen. One of 6 Wellingtons on a 'roving operation' to bomb various targets. 3 aircraft lost (50%). |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |