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Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith

January 16, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

J/95486

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Lawrence F. Smith and May Smith, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 565 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

Joint grave 6. F. 26-27.

Location:

Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of NORMAN LAWRENCE LAVEK SMITH– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of NORMAN LAWRENCE LAVEK SMITH – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of NORMAN LAWRENCE LAVEK SMITH – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture
  • Photo of Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith– "Smitty" Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith (left) with "Les" H. L. Payne, his crew's pilot.

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    Photo of Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith – "Smitty" Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith (left) with "Les" H. L. Payne, his crew's pilot.
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Norman Lawrence Lavek 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– Pilot Officer Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Norman Lawrence Lavek Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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