Smith, William Arthur (Squadron Leader)

Killed in Action 1943-February-02

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: William Arthur and Mary Anne Smith

Spouse:

Home: Wanstead, Essex, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Dispatches (1)

Service

RAFVR

Unit

7 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Diem Per Noctem By day and by night

Base

RAF Oakington

Rank

Squadron Leader

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

63414

Home
Google MapWanstead, Essex, United Kingdom
Target
Google MapCologne Germany
Final Burial
Google MapCemetery Crooswijk
Plot LL Row 1 Grave 25

Crew or Other Personnel

Stirling R9264

Flight Sergeant Joseph Parsons Bragg RCAF

Flight Sergeant Bragg, Joseph Parsons (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Prisoner of War
1943-February-02
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Robin Neville Benedict Brooker RAF

Flight Sergeant Brooker, Robin Neville Benedict (RAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Action
1943-February-02
Cemetery Crooswijk, Kerkhoflaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Warrant Officer 2 William Joseph Dempster RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Dempster, William Joseph (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1943-February-02
Cemetery Crooswijk, Kerkhoflaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Flight Lieutenant Barry Martin RNZAF

Flight Lieutenant Martin, Barry (RNZAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-February-02
Cemetery Crooswijk, Kerkhoflaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sergeant Reginald Graham Newman RAF

Sergeant Newman, Reginald Graham (RAF)

Prisoner of War
1943-February-02
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Francis Quigley RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Quigley, Francis (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-February-02
Cemetery Crooswijk, Kerkhoflaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Squadron Leader William Arthur Smith RAFVR

Squadron Leader Smith, William Arthur (RAFVR)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-February-02
Cemetery Crooswijk, Kerkhoflaan, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Mission

Stirling Mk. l R9264

Bombing 1943-February-02 to 1943-February-02

(B) Sqn (RAF)

Took off from Oakington at 19:26 in Stirling Mk I (Sqn code: MG-L Bomber Command) on an operation to Cologne Germany.

Shot down at 22:05 by a night-fighter and crashed at Paulusweg near Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland

Killed: Flight Sergeant Robin Neville Benedict Brooker RAF KIA Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery Plot LL. Row 2. Grave 28. Warrant Officer Class 2 William Joseph Dempster RCAF R/83543 KIA Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery Plot LL. Row 2. Grave 26. F/Lt Barry Martin RAF KIA Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery Plot LL. Row 2. Grave 27. Flight Sergeant Francis Quigley RAF KIA Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery Plot LL. Row 1. Grave 24. S/Ldr William Arthur Smith RAF pilot KIA Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery Plot LL. Row 1. Grave 25.

POWs includes Bragg: Sergeant Reginald Graham Newman RAF POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug.