Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Walter Perry Smith
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant Walter Perry Smith
June 28, 1944
Military Service
R/178906
20
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
90 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
February 7, 1924
Edrans, Manitoba
August 13, 1942
Edmonton, Alberta
Son of Horace Edward Elliott Smith and Lucretia Martha Smith, of Edrans, Manitoba.
Commemorated on Page 447 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom
54. I. 3.
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.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Walter Perry Smith – Train Station At Firdale, Manitoba - c.1943 -
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Id card – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of WALTER PERRY SMITH – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of WALTER PERRY SMITH – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Service Book – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Walter Smith – Cecil Pittman travelled with the Royal Winnipeg Riffles Association when they participated in the 40th Anniversary of the D day tour to the Normandy beaches (Juno Beach) in 1984, the Royal Winnipeg Riffles "pilgrimage" tour in 1989, the year the memorial was unveiled in the little village of Audrieu and the Royal Winnipeg Riffles 50th Anniversary tour in 1994. He also attended the unveiling ceremonies of the Juno Beach Memorial located in Normandy, France in June of 2003. Mr. Pittman has researched information through the National Archives, military histories, former veterans and from any other materials he can locate. In 2002, he completed 104 stories for the Manitoba Geographical Names Program (Lakes, Rivers, Islands, etc are named after Manitoba's world War II and the Korean Conflict casualties) Several soldier's photo from his collection were included with these stories in the Map Branch's publication "A Place of Honour". (Notes taken from the Cecil Pittman's photo collection) -
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Photo of WALTER PERRY SMITH – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant Walter Perry Smith is commemorated 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 -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant Walter Perry Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Stone of Remembrance – Stone of Remembrance - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Brookwood Military Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Grave Marker – Brookwood Military Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Grave Marker
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