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Albert Smith

In memory of:

Flying Officer Albert Smith

June 13, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15771

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

#50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack).

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Additional Information

Born:

August 12, 1920
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Son of Harry Robert and Phyllis Smith of Dunbarton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 214 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TUBBERGEN (REUTUM) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Row U. Grave 5.

Location:

Reutum, a small village in the commune of Tubbergen, is 14 kilometres east of Almelo, lying about 1 kilometre south of the main Almelo-Ootmarsum road. The nearest convenient centre is Almelo. The Catholic church is in the centre of the village, and the cemetery immediately behind it. In the south-western part are the graves of 3 airmen of the Royal Air Force and 2 of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1943.. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1943.. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Albert Smith– RAF Station Pocklington, Yorkshire, UK, 14 August 1941 - Sargeants Trato (left) and Smith (right), both Air Gunners with 405 (RCAF) Bomber Squadron. (RCAF Photo PL-4503)

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    Photo of Albert Smith – RAF Station Pocklington, Yorkshire, UK, 14 August 1941 - Sargeants Trato (left) and Smith (right), both Air Gunners with 405 (RCAF) Bomber Squadron. (RCAF Photo PL-4503)
  • Photo of Albert Smith– 23 March 1943 Investiture by the King at Buckingham Palace. Pilot Officer Albert Smith D.F.C., Toronto, pictured here after receiving his decoration. (RCAF Photo PL-15706)

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    Photo of Albert Smith – 23 March 1943 Investiture by the King at Buckingham Palace. Pilot Officer Albert Smith D.F.C., Toronto, pictured here after receiving his decoration. (RCAF Photo PL-15706)
  • Photo of Albert Smith– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Albert Smith – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Albert Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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

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

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