SMITH William Alan

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Alan 
  • Surname:
    SMITH
  • Service Number:
    1163877
  • Rank:

    Sergeant/Observer

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Air Force
  • Air Force:
    Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Air Force Unit:
    86 Squadron
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    17th May 1942
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Sola Churchyard, Norway, British plot. E. 6.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Sydney Arthur and Idah Smith, of Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

SMITH William Alan Is Named On These Memorials

Hanley Castle Grammar School now Hanley Castle High School WW2 Memorial
Upton on Severn St Peter and St Paul’s Church
Worcestershire County Council WW2 War Memorial

Further Information About SMITH William Alan

Worked for the council as a planning assistant in the County Planning Department.

Appears on the Royal Air Force casualties list for Worcestershire.

A letter from Rector Howard S. Bailey, The Rectory, Upton on Severn dated 20th May 1950 can be found within war records held at Worcester County Record Office requesting that Sergeant William Allen Smith, RAFVR be added to the county roll of honour.

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Credits: Memorial transcribed and researched by Mick Wilks.