Smith, James Brooks Hamilton
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Brooks Hamilton |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John Hamilton Smith and Adelaide Mary Belle Smith, of Prospect, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF572 |
Markings | HA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Castricum Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot J. Coll. grave 5. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED BY PARENTS, SISTERS AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416630 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-06-1943 |
End Date | 23-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Mülheim. 557 aircraft, 35 losses (6.3%) A thin layer of cloud hampered PFF marking efforts which were, nevertheless accurate (as detailed by the German report on the raid). As a result the bombing was concentrated and devastated this small town. All communications were cut off from Oberhausen, on which Mülheim was dependent for emergency services. 578 deaths and 1135 homes destroyed. A post war British report put the damage at 64% of the town. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed Lost over the North Sea |