Lieutenant Horace Claudian Smith 52 Squadron

[Jerrymurland]

Buried at Ramscapelle Road killed on 20 Oct 1914. I can't find any detail on him anywhere,does anyone have the detail of his death etc? It's Smith by the way, not Mmith!! My typing gets worse.

Jerry

[sabine72]

Jerry or you sure about the date of death

I have him on 11/09/1917

sabine

52 Sqn were based at Meaulte (near Amiens) as part of 4 Brigade and in support of XV Corps as of April 1917.

For the Third Ypres they were at Bray Dunes (on coast) still part of 4 Bde and still in support XV Corps.

At the beginning of the Spring German offensives they were at Golancourt on Brit Fifth Army front in support of XVIII Corps.

this I found online

[Jerrymurland]

Thanks Sabine, yes your date is correct. Its the circumstances of how he died I'm after. Was he shot down? If so by whom etc

Jerry

[sabine72]

hard one, there is virtual nothing to find on, looks like a mistery

http://www.century-of-flight.net/new%20site/frames/WW1_frame.htm

http://aeroillustrations.com/wp-content/uploads/AeroImageLibraryN-Z1008.pdf

sabine

[Starlight]

Jerry, Chris Hobson's "Airmen Died in the Great War" states that 2nd Lt H C Smith (pilot) was killed and his observer Lt E F C Budd died of his wounds after being shot down in an RE8 no: A3477. Trevor Henshaw's "The Sky Their Battlefield" states that they were on an artillery observation sortie and were shot down over 'COST DUNKERQUE'. They left their aerodrome at Bray-Dunes at 11:40 am that morning.

Regards Steve

[Guest]

On 10/05/2011 at 08:12, Starlight said:

Jerry, Chris Hobson's "Airmen Died in the Great War" states that 2nd Lt H C Smith (pilot) was killed and his observer Lt E F C Budd died of his wounds after being shot down in an RE8 no: A3477. Trevor Henshaw's "The Sky Their Battlefield" states that they were on an artillery observation sortie and were shot down over 'OOST DUNKERQUE'. They left their aerodrome at Bray-Dunes at 11:40 am that morning.

Regards Steve

HI I appreciate that this thread is now some years old however by a rather circuitous route I have come across it. Horace Claudian Smith was great uncle, brother of my paternal grandfather. I've attached a photo so you can put a face to the name. I am fortunate to have some of the letters that he wrote to my grandfather during his short time with the RFC. Horace was originally buried at  Oost-Dunkerque Bains British Cemetery North of Dunkerque, then exhumed and reburied at Ramscappelle Road British Cemetery in September 1919. He is buried next to Lt E F C Budd.

Regards Vicci

[DavidOwen]

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Welcome to the forum Vicci. Nice photo!