Smith, Garnet Floyd
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Garnet Floyd |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Nellie B. Smith, of Finch, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9162 |
Markings | OJ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 106. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/82895 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1942 |
End Date | 11-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Silverthorn area |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed in the Kattegat |