Smith, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7909 |
Markings | ZA-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 15. F. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1133208 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Miscellaneous Information
Born in Oldham on 19/12/21 and enlisted on 21/12/40 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/144/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/144/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1943 |
End Date | 13-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 503 aircraft, 24 losses (4.8%). Complete cloud cover but accurate Oboe sky-marking leading to very good bombing results. 130 acres of destruction had been wreaked. 449 buildings destroyed and 312 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Gildehausn, Germany |