Smith, Derek Shirley
Personal Information
Rank | |
Forename(s) | Derek Shirley |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Shirley Challis Smith and Gladys Maud Smith, of Tankerton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB200 |
Markings | ZU-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 356. |
Epitaph | IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON DEREK KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1673879 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-05-1944 |
End Date | 18-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Just before 0155 the starboard inner engine cut. Descended barely under control and crashed at 0155 one mile south of Norton le Clay and five miles east of Ripon. Pilot was F/O N.E. Streight (uninjured, later awarded DFC). Sergeant D.S. Smith was killed. |