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| Name: |
William Thomas Smith |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Flight Sergeant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
45, 104 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
21 October 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Lambeth, London |
| Died: |
1994 |
| Place of Death: |
Australia |
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William Thomas Smith joined the Royal Engineers in 1914. Post-war, he emigrated to Australia and was living in St. Kilda before he joined the Royal Australian Air Force at Melbourne. He served with the RAAF (#10131) from 11 April 1940 until 24 October 1946.
Birth registered in the 4th quarter of 1896 at Lambeth. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
11 Aug 1917 |
1845 |
45 |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A5244) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Deulemont |
| 2 |
11 Aug 1918 |
0910 |
104 |
D.H.4 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Karlsruhe |
| 3 |
13 Aug 1918 |
1545 |
104 |
D.H.4 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Corny |
| 4 |
13 Aug 1918 |
1547 |
104 |
D.H.4 2 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
S of Corny |
| 5 |
15 Aug 1918 |
1830 |
104 |
D.H.4 2 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Château Salins |
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| 1 |
Pilot Capt J Pender |
| 2 |
Pilot Capt Jeffrey Home-Hay |
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