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Wayne Frederick Smith

In memory of:

Aircraftman 1st Class Wayne Frederick Smith

November 24, 1952
Comox, British Columbia

Military Service


Service Number:

203506

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

407 (Maritime Reconnaissance) Squadron

Additional Information


Born:

July 26, 1932
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

January 30, 1952
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Harold Frederick and Anna Louise Smith of Kingston, Nova Scotia. A Lancaster Cairn Ceremony will be held at Base Comox Air Park on 1 June 2008 to honour the 7 crewmembers who lost their lives when Lancaster KB940 crashed at Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station Comox on 24 November 1952. Family members from across Canada as well as members of the 407 Squadron, VIP and the press are invited to the ceremony.

Commemorated on Page 111 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LUNENBURG (HILLCREST) CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot 219 (Middle Cemetery); No. 337

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