Smith, Robert Boaler
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Robert Boaler |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Allcroft Smith and Jessie Brown Smith, of Wellow, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6234 |
Markings | XD-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. B. 9. |
Epitaph | UNSEEN, UNHEARD, BUT ALWAYS NEAR. LOVED, REMEMBERED AND EVER DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 526371 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/958/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/958/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-10-1939 |
End Date | 30-10-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance operation over Germany |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Grodd Berssen, near Meppen |