Date of birth:

June 17th, 1918 (Strasbourg/Saskatchewan, Canada)

Date of death:

July 25th, 1943 (Ten Boer, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Cemetery Ten Boer
Grave: 27.

Nationality:

Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Michael was born on June 17 1918 in Strasbourg Saskatchewan, the son of Sydney Louther Abbot Smyth (deceased in 1924) and Theodora Katherine Smyth nee Neild (both English) of Strasbourg. They were married on February 15 1913 in Strasbourg. His sister was Mary Neild Wood.

He was a farmer and member of the Church of England and his sports were swimming and softball.

He enlisted on May 10 1941 in Regina Saskatchewan and he went on May 12 1942 thereafter overseas to the UK.

Michael was killed in action on Sunday July 25 1943 age 25, just a month after this 25th birthday due to a crash between the Thesingerlaan and Ten Boer before or after an attack on Essen in Germany. The other fallen RCAF crew members were W/O II Clifford J. V. Kettley age 23 in grave 25, F/O Alexander P. McCracken age 21 in grave 26, F/O Marcel E. Tomczak age 23 in grave 26 and F/Sgt Edward K.E. White age 20 in grave 24. The other fallen RAF crew member was Sgt Albert J. Wood in grave 26. The other RCAF crew member F/Lt Alexander J. Sochowski survived the crash and he became then a prisoner of war and he also survived the war.

An information sign is since 2021 near the crash site with information about the crash

He served with the 405 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.

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