Smith, Robert William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert William |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney William and Edith Mary Smith, of Amersham, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6008 |
Markings | XT-W2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haverhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 246. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1380261 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1427 Flt |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kedington Community Centre, Arms Lane, Kedington, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | February 10 1943, Dedicated to the crew of 1657 HCU Stirling N6008 |
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-02-1943 |
End Date | 10-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Two engines failed almost immediately after takeoff. Failed to gain height and flew into overhead electrical cables before crashing ENE of Haverhill, Suffolk |