Identity
Person No.
23543
Service No.
776409
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
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
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of William Lawrence Smith and Robina Smith, of Westmuir, Angus. RAF Number: Southern Rhodesians in Middle East
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project