Smith, Laurence Henry Wood
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Laurence Henry Wood |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Wood Smith and Hilda Wood Smith. Husband of Jessie Doris Wood Smith, of North Finchley, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7440 |
Markings | MQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Merville Communal Cemetery Extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row B. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | GOD HATH GIVEN TO US ETERNAL LIFE, AND THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON. I. JOHN V.11 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 551183 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7311 (P360176/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1941 |
End Date | 02-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circus 29- to bomb a power station at Lille. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the vicinity of Melville |