In Memory Of

SMITH, FRANCIS JOHN

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 542519V
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 11 Operational Training Unit
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1944-03-30
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Curtis Kittyhawk Mk III #5067, air collision with 5006, crashed Umkomaas. Two attempts, one in 1986 and the other in 2007, were made to retrieve the plane which may still hold some remains of the pilot. Both attempts were unsuccessful
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Column 283.
Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
 Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Harold Henry and Marion Mable Smith, of Observatory, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Cape Town