Smith, Bruce Ashby
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Bruce Ashby |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bernard and Ruth Ashby Smith, of Sarnesfield. Herefordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1232 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | North Weald Bassett (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 3. Grave 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 925557 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1942 |
End Date | 31-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Went out of control and hit a tree during an attempt to overshoot the runway |