Roll of Honour: Person Info
Personal Details
| Service No: | 776409 |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Name: | SMITH |
| First Name: | JOHN |
| Initials: | J |
| Born: | Unknown |
Death Details
| Date of Death: | 1941-12-08 |
| Age at Death: | 39 |
| Cause of Death: | Shortly after noon on 8th December, when many of the ground-staff and Headquarters personnel were congregated near the cookhouse, a sudden raid was made on the camp by a force of nearly a score of hostile aircraft, most of which were Messerschmitts 109 and 110. There was hardly time to reach the shelter of slit-trenches before the storm broke. The attack was short but severe. Thirty seconds of savage bombing and strafing from low level left the area a shambles of smoking debris. Four Rhodesians were killed - Corporal J. Smith, L/A/C.s A. G. Ednie and A. R. Meldrum, and AC.1 E. G. Lenthall |
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