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Smith, W.W., Sgt., 1945
In Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore, is the Commonwealth War Grave of 1479656 Sergeant William Watts Smith, serving with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died 20/02/1945.

Simon Glancey has submitted the following:

Sgt. Smith was killed when Consolidated Liberator VI KH282 ‘G’ of 358 Squadron was lost on a supply-dropping operation, with the loss of all nine crew members. The Liberator was reported missing on February 20th, and it was found crashed some 15 miles north-west of Baotia, French Indo-China the day after.

Also lost on this aircraft was Fl./Lt. T.A. Brown

William Watts Smith is remembered in Blyth on B42.06, B42.19 and B42.23


The CWGC entry for Sergeant Smith

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk

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