Pilot Officer

Archibald Locksley Smiley

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Archibald and Edith Eleanor Smiley, of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Noel Craggs
Relationship to casualty: None
Pilot Officer Archibald Smiley was one of the crew of Handley Page Hampden, serial number AE395, flying with 144 Squadron from RAF North Luffenham. On the 11th December 1941 the aircraft sustained da... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
402220
Name:
Archibald Locksley Smiley
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Date of Birth:
13 January 1913
Place of Birth:
Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Civil Engineer
Employer:
Southland County Council
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 144 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
11 December 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. D. Grave 4231.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Archibald Locksley Smiley
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