Smith, Matthew Muirhead (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1945-June-09

Flight Sergeant Matthew Muirhead Smith RCAF

Birth Date: 1925-January-24

Born:

Parents: Son of Matthew Anderson Smith and Jessie Craig Smith, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

160 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Api Soya Paragasamu We seek and strike

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/292956

Home
Google MapToronto, Ontario
Final Burial
Google MapCommonwealth War Graves Colombo-Jawatta
3 G 4
160 Burma Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft crashed. Addendum: Liberator aircraft BZ 950 took off for a secret destination, nine minutes later the aircraft crashed at Minneriya, Ceylon whilst returning to the airfield. Crew and passengers, NO. W.L. Knight, Sgt. A.R. Thomson, LAC.s J.C. Cameron (RAF), L.S. Holmes (RAF), J.V.H. Kitchener (RAF), E.J. Long (RAF), L.J. Schiller (RAF), F/0.s H.W. Daniels (RAF), J.P. Hynes (RAAF), W. Sykes (RAF), FS.s D. Davenport (RAF), E.G. Wood (RAF), Cpl.s R.W. Hubbard (RAF), T.J. O'Riordon (RAF), Sgt.s D. Lumley (RAF), I.P. Taylor (RAF), AC1.s F.C.M Sage (RAF), and W.C. Stewart (RAF) were also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Liberator BZ950

Flying Officer Wilfred Leslie Knight RCAF

Flying Officer Knight, Wilfred Leslie (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-09
Commonwealth War Graves Colombo-Jawatta, Torrington Avenue, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Flight Sergeant Matthew Muirhead Smith RCAF

Flight Sergeant Smith, Matthew Muirhead (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-09
Commonwealth War Graves Colombo-Jawatta, Torrington Avenue, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Flight Sergeant Andrew Robin Thomson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Thomson, Andrew Robin (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-09
Commonwealth War Graves Colombo-Jawatta, Torrington Avenue, Colombo, Sri Lanka