Smith, Robert Barnsley
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Barnsley |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 09-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Smallwood Smith and Ethel Minnie Smith, of Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IX |
Serial Number | ML921 |
Markings | GB-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14510. |
Epitaph | WITH HONOR AND COURAGE, HE LIVED AS HE DIED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402757 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1944 |
End Date | 09-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Swung out of control and collided with an obstruction |