Smith, Marshal Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Marshal Kenneth |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Frederick and Emily Gertrude Smith. Husband of Evelyn May Smith, of Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9167 |
Markings | OJ-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 20. D. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 570749 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/1002/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-10-1942 |
End Date | 03-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 188 aircraft, 7 losses (3.7%). PFF encountered dense haze which meant they were late marking the target. As a result, bombing was scattered and caused little damage |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Kronenberg, WNW of Venlo, Holland |