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Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario. |
Robert Alexander "Bob" Smith
1924 - 1944 (20 years)-
Name Robert Alexander "Bob" Smith Born 31 May 1924 Gender Male Military WW2 Military 1944 Killed in WW2 Eby ID Number Waterloo-19282 Died 4 Nov 1944 , Holland 
Buried Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, , Gelderland, Netherlands Person ID I19282 Generations Last Modified 28 Jan 2025
Father Ernest Austin Smith, b. CA 1900, , England , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Florence Alexandra Picken, b. CA 1900, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F24051 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Robert Alexander Smith
Tumblr. (2018). Scarletboy44.tumblr.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018, from https://scarletboy44.tumblr.com/post/12335151052/remember-flight-sergeant-robert-alexander-smith
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Notes - Bob Smith was born on the 31st May 1924, the eldest son of Ernest Austin Smith and Florence Alexandra Smith (Picken) of 212 Queen Street East in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada. His father's family came from the county of Surrey, England. Bob joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in August of 1942 and trained to be a Radio Operator/Air Gunner. After almost 2 years of instruction in various locations in Canada he arrived in the U.K. on the 2nd June 1944. He continued his training at No.13 O.T.U. and joined No.226 Squadron (R.A.F.) on the 8th August 1944. The squadron was part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force, operating in support of the Normandy invasions. As the Allies advanced towards Germany, the squadron moved to France, operating in support of the advancing armies to the end of the war. Bob served with this squadron both at RAF Hartfordbridge and also at Vitry-en-Artois, the latter being his final posting.
Tumblr. (2018). Scarletboy44.tumblr.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018, from https://scarletboy44.tumblr.com/post/12335151052/remember-flight-sergeant-robert-alexander-smith
- Bob Smith was born on the 31st May 1924, the eldest son of Ernest Austin Smith and Florence Alexandra Smith (Picken) of 212 Queen Street East in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada. His father's family came from the county of Surrey, England. Bob joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in August of 1942 and trained to be a Radio Operator/Air Gunner. After almost 2 years of instruction in various locations in Canada he arrived in the U.K. on the 2nd June 1944. He continued his training at No.13 O.T.U. and joined No.226 Squadron (R.A.F.) on the 8th August 1944. The squadron was part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force, operating in support of the Normandy invasions. As the Allies advanced towards Germany, the squadron moved to France, operating in support of the advancing armies to the end of the war. Bob served with this squadron both at RAF Hartfordbridge and also at Vitry-en-Artois, the latter being his final posting.
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Died - 4 Nov 1944 - , Holland 
Buried - - Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, , Gelderland, Netherlands = Link to Google Earth
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