Smith, Edward George
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Edward George |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 06-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Letitia Smith, of Bridgwater, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE169 |
Markings | 6O-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 214. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1316567 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1944 |
End Date | 06-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Wizernes- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 542 strong bomber force to attack two V-bomb launch sites and two storage depots. The weather conditions were clear and moonlit. All targets were hit. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |