Smith, John William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John William |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Edith Annie Smith. Husband of Doris May Smith, of Wyken, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB733 |
Markings | PM-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave IVa. D. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583360 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Verkensstraat, Hallaer, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone, inscribed metal plaque & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | Ter herinnering aan de bemanning Lancaster JB733 - mai 11/12 1944 |
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 | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 4 February 1916 at Coalville. Resided at 115, Hermitage Road, Coventry. Employed as a Constable in Coventry City Police Force, Coventry Corporation prior to enlistment on 17 August 1942. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1944 |
End Date | 12-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Hasselt- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Werner Baake of I./NJG1) and crashed 0200 at Loenhout some 24 Km NE from the centre of Antwerpen-Deure |