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Military service
Service number:
203506
Age:
20
Rank:
Aircraftman 1st Class
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
407 (Maritime Reconnaissance) Squadron
Birth:
July 26, 1932
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
January 30, 1952
Nova Scotia
Death:
November 24, 1952
Comox, British Columbia
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot 219 (Middle Cemetery); No. 337
Additional information
Son of Harold Frederick and Anna Louise Smith of Kingston, Nova Scotia.
A Lancaster Cairn Ceremony will be held at Base Comox Air Park on 1 June 2008 to honour the 7 crewmembers who lost their lives when Lancaster KB940 crashed at Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station Comox on 24 November 1952. Family members from across Canada as well as members of the 407 Squadron, VIP and the press are invited to the ceremony.
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Aircraftman 1st Class Wayne Frederick Smith
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LUNENBURG (HILLCREST) CEMETERY Nova Scotia, Canada
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