Smith, Charles Clifford
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Clifford |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 05-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mark and Anie Smith (née Towers) of Yeadon, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ796 |
Markings | DY-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. A. 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 171702 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born July 1923. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/811/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/811/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 06-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Hannover. 664 aircraft, 31 losses (4.7%). Bombs fell throughout the city. 493 buildings were destroyed and 250 people killed. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed SW of Mariensee, Germany |