Smith, Ian Harrison
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ian Harrison |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Harrison Smith and Clyda Ann Smith of North Bondi, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK559 |
Markings | A4-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gannes Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 423913 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-06-1944 |
End Date | 18-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Montdidier- to bomb railway installations. Part of a 317 strong bomber force to attack three railway targets. 1 aircraft Lost All of the targets were covered by thick cloud and the Master Bomber on both the Auloyne and Montdidier raids ordered the bombing be stopped after only a few had dropped their loads. There is no information on the success of the St Martin l'Hortier raid. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the ground and exploded with great force, north of St Just-en-Chaussee, France |