Smith, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Cecily Smith, of Bulwell, Nottingham. A.C.I.S. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | PZ161 |
Markings | 3P- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 13. Row 12. Joint Grave 196-197. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN |
Ribbon Stone | 1390 (Block 105, Column 24, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1219050 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 515 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | WO E. Smith F/Sgt J. Harling 515 Sqn 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1944 |
End Date | 28-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (61% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |