Name: |
SMITH |
Given Name: |
JOHN |
Initials: |
J |
Service No: |
776409 |
Rank: |
CorporalOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Unit: |
237 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1941-12-08Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
39 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, enemy air raid. Shortly after noon on 8th December, when many of the ground-staff and Headquarters personnel were congregated near the cookhouse, a sudden raid was made on the camp by a force of nearly a score of hostile aircraft, most of which were Messerschmitts 109 and 110. There was hardly time to reach the shelter of slit-trenches before the storm broke. The attack was short but severe. Thirty seconds of savage bombing and strafing from low level left the area a shambles of smoking debris. Four Rhodesians were killed - Corporal J. Smith, L/A/C.s A. G. Ednie and A. R. Meldrum, and AC.1 E. G. Lenthall |
Additional
Information: |
Son of William Lawrence Smith and Robina Smith, of Westmuir, Angus. RAF Number: Southern Rhodesians in Middle East |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-05-03
