Smith, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Susannah Smith, of Salford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5108 |
Markings | MH-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. E. 9. |
Epitaph | IN MIND A CONSTANT THOUGHT, IN HEART A SILENT SORROW. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 758058 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt Ronald Stanley Smith RAFVR, Aged 21. Ops Hamburg 30th July 1943 |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5329 (P357575/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1941 |
End Date | 02-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Last heard of at 0524 and within minutes crashed at Pilsum, Germany. All survived the crash but three perished when the rescue floatplane crashed on landing at Borkum base |