Smith, Arthur Roy
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Arthur Roy |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL416 |
Markings | NF-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | la Ferte-St. Cyr Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Coll. grave 9-10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/171824 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Historian 10, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Ferte-St Cyr, ENE of Blois, France |