Smith, Thomas John Roy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas John Roy |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Stanley Smith and Mary Jane Smith, of Quinton, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | NS962 |
Markings | 3P- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 15. G. 18. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1582261 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 515 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1944 |
End Date | 19-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- to patrol Wezendorf |
Reason for Loss | The pilot was blinded by searchlights over the airfield at Plantlünne, Germany. Crashed near the airfield. |