William Eric Smith

Rank:Pilot OfficerNumber:149613
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:224 Sqn RAFVR
Name of Rgt or Ship:Coastal Command
Died:29/07/1943Age:21
How Died:Killed in Action
Country of burial:Lost Overseas
Cemetery or Memorial:Runnymede Memorial
Town Memorial:Hale
Extra Information:
Attended Altrincham Grammar School.  Keen at swimming and shooting.  
Employed in the Hale U.D.C. Rates Department.

Volunteered for the RAFVR in May 1941 and joined the Coastal Command.  
Sent for 6 months training to Miami, Oklahoma, USA, under the Empire Air
Training Scheme.

Memorials found on:
Altrincham Grammar School
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