Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Ernest Sutton Smith
In memory of:
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Sutton Smith
June 17, 1944
Essens, Germany
Military Service
J/18707
24
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
419 Sqdn.
King's Commendation For Valuable Service in the Air which is awarded for 'gallantry or for meritorious service while in the air on the part of civilians or members of the military forces, whether in war or peace where the action did not merit the award of the Air Force Cross or Air Force Medal'. London Gazette No. 36309 dated 1 January 1944. 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-45, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, the 9 December 1946.
Additional Information
January 2, 1920
Brantford, Ontario
October 14, 1940
Hamilton, Ontario
Son of Tom Sutton Smith and Henrietta Wilson (nee Mayberry) Smith, of Brantford, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 446 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
AMERSFOORT (OLD LEUSDEN) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands
Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 7.
Amersfoort is a town lying 50 kilometres south-east of Amsterdam, and 22 kilometres north-east of Utrecht. The Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery is about 2.5 kilometres from the railway station, in an area known as Oud Leusden. The graves are in a special plot, well sited among trees.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Ernest Sutton Smith is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Ernest Sutton Smith is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of ERNEST SUTTON SMITH – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Biography – Album of Honour for Brant County World War II 1939-1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me -
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Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Album Cover – Album of Honour for Brant County World War 11 1939 - 1945 Published in 1946 by The Brantford Kinsmen Club and submitted with their permission by Operation Picture Me
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