Smith, Derek Clowes
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derek Clowes |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Smith and Gladys Mary Smith, of Great Yarmouth. His Brother Trevor Patrick Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6086 |
Markings | -J MacRoberts Reply |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mautby (St. Peter and St. Paul) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER TREVOR PATRICK, AIR FITTER, R.N. (F.A.A.) WAS LOST IN H.M.S. "GLORIOUS" 9TH JUNE 1940 AGE 20 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 574049 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll & RoH |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF West Wickham / Wratting Common during WW2 |
Location | Weston Woods Farm, Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Slate Tablet & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF Wratting Common during WW2, including 1651 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1943 |
End Date | 14-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | The pilot lost control and crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing due to engine failure, on Oakington village. Four men were injured and treated locally; Sergeant W. K. Rendall, Sergeant F. Hall, Pilot Officer N. G. Totty and Sergeant G. C. Sperden. |