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SMYTH, Ray Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 426186 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State Commercial High School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Flying battle, Atlantic Ocean, 23 March 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 426186 | |
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| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426186 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 426186, No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Marshall Sheehan
Crew member of Sunderland B of 461 Squadron commanded by F.H.Bunce attacked by nine German Ju 88 and forced to ditch into sea .All crew members escaped the aircraft and were present on a wing of the aircraft however five crew members including Ray Smyth were washed off the wing by heavy ocean swell and were unable to board life rafts and drowned