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Sydney Emmington Fern Higgs Smith

In memory of:

Flying Officer Sydney Emmington Fern Higgs Smith

July 21, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/85722

Age:

31

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Operational Wings awarded posthumously on 15 January 1947.

Additional Information

Born 9 January 1913 in Toronto, Ontario. Son of Sydney and Lydia Annie (née Higgs) Smith, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; husband of Claire (née Dauphinais) Smith, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 447 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WEVELGEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave E. 485-489.

Location:

WEVELGEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY is located 22 Km east of Ieper town centre on the Meenseweg N8, connecting Ieper to Menen (Menin), Wevelgem and on to Kortrijk. Wevelgem is approached via the Meenseweg N8. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and then right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main crossroads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. The cemetery itself is located on the junction with the Moorselestraat and is accessed from from the N8 Vanackerstraat.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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