John Cecil Smith
Person details
| Forename(s) | John |
|---|---|
| Surname | Cecil Smith |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) |
| Regiment | RAFVR |
| Age | 23 |
| Death | Killed on active service |
| Place of Death | Western Europe |
| Date of Death | 20/08/1943 |
| Year of Entry | 1933 |
| House Letter | E |
| School Notes | - |
| Comments | Son of L. Cecil Smith, OR |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | |
| Prefect | House Prefect |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 23 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | UK > Oxford |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | - |
| Prep School | Colet Court |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary | November 21 1943. In August, 1943 , on active service, John Cecil Smith , FIt. Lt., R.A.F.V.R He came to Radley (Hope's, E) in 1933 from Colet Court School, of which his father, L. Cecil Smith , O.R.., was Head Master. Before he left in 1937, he was a House Prefect and was taking his part in many aspects of school life. His contemporaries will regret the loss of a pleasant and cheerful companion, with a great fund of quiet humour. After he left Radley he spent a year at Tabor Academy, U.S.A. where, being a good "mixer" , he became a very successful representative of Radley, under the school exchanges system . He joined the R.A. F.V.R.. in the early days of the war and was commissioned as a pilot in April 1941. After two years of instructing he was, at his own request. transferred to operations and not long after met his end while on active service. |
| Service Number | 63467 |
| Place of Birth |
