Smith, Edwin Donald
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Edwin Donald |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edwin Robert George Smith, and of Viola Miriam Smith, of Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV333 |
Markings | UL-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 14. G. 1-6. |
Epitaph | SWEET IS YOUR MEMORY, DEAR IS YOUR NAME; IN OUR HEARTS YOU WILL ALWAYS REMAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 67687 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter en route for Stettin, crashing in flames near Berlin |