Smith, William Percival
Killed in Flying Accident 1918-09-07
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Montreal, Quebec
William Henry & Clara Smith
Home: St. Lambert, Quebec
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
(F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
38TS Alexandria, Mesopotamia (now Egypt)
Rank
Lieutenant
Position
Second-Lieutenant
Service Numbers
Home
St. Lambert, Quebec
First Burial
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
1918-09-17: Smith died in Nieuport, B-1605, when he took off and attempted to climb at too steep an angle, stalled in a turn because of low flying speed and spun to the ground.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.com