Sergeant [Pilot]

Vernon Ross Smith

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard B. Smith and Evelyne Blanche Smith, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Vernon Ross Smith joined number 65 Squadron RAF during February 1943 at RAF Drem near Edinburgh, Scotland. The Squadron moved to RAF Perranporth in Cornwall, England March/April 1943. On 16th April 1... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
415723
Name:
Vernon Ross Smith
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 65 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in an aircraft accident
Date of Death:
16 April 1943
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Row 2. Grave 18.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Vernon Ross Smith
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