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Grant Lyman Smith

In memory of:

Flying Officer Grant Lyman Smith

July 11, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/29977

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

408 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Dwight Lyman Smith and Hazel Gertrude Smith, of Fort Frances, 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

Cemetery:

BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

52. D. 5.

Location:

Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Grant Smith– Smith, Grant Lyman - Flying Officer. Born 5th September, 1921, at Qu'Appelle, Sask. Educated at Robert Moore Public School and High School, Fort Frances, Ont. Entered the service of the Bank 3rd July, 1939. Served at Fort Frances. Enlisted 8th October, 1942, from that branch in R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer 2nd September, 1943; Flying Officer 3rd March, 1944. Trained at Brandon and Dauphin, Man., Saskatoon, Sask., and Portage la Prairie, Man., graduating as Navigator. Over?seas in October, 1943. Posted to 408 Squadron. Killed 11th July, 1944, when his aircraft crashed near Melton Mowbray, with the loss of the entire crew. Buried with full military honours in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, 17th July, 1944. From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

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    Photo of Grant Smith – Smith, Grant Lyman - Flying Officer. Born 5th September, 1921, at Qu'Appelle, Sask. Educated at Robert Moore Public School and High School, Fort Frances, Ont. Entered the service of the Bank 3rd July, 1939. Served at Fort Frances. Enlisted 8th October, 1942, from that branch in R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer 2nd September, 1943; Flying Officer 3rd March, 1944. Trained at Brandon and Dauphin, Man., Saskatoon, Sask., and Portage la Prairie, Man., graduating as Navigator. Over?seas in October, 1943. Posted to 408 Squadron. Killed 11th July, 1944, when his aircraft crashed near Melton Mowbray, with the loss of the entire crew. Buried with full military honours in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, 17th July, 1944. From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
  • Photo of Grant Lyman Smith– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer Grant Lyman Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Grant Lyman Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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 – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Grant Lyman Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Grant Lyman Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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