Kenneth Caldwell Smyth

November 23, 2016

Admitted to: POW. Various Italian Hospitals. Camp Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany		Date of Injury: 11/06/1944
D.O.B/Age when admitted: 28		Cause of Incident: Enemy Action. Hit by flak in Spitfire on ops over Italy. Bailed out.
Transferred to QVH: 22/07/1945		Injuries: Burns to face, hands and legs.
No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 2

IDENTITY CARD

This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.

Forename: Kenneth Caldwell			Surname: Smyth
Service No: J15749			Nationality: Canadian

Awards/Honours: ---			Patient Unit: R Depot, RCAF Warrington
Profession: Pilot			Patient Rank: Flt Lt

Death: 24/10/1999			Age at Death: 83yrs
Dr Rank:			Dr Unit:

Notes:

Smyth was a fighter pilot in the RCAF and sent to Britain in November 1941. He was shot down in Italy on 11th June 1944; his 88th operational flight. He was held as a prisoner of war in solitary confinement before being repatriated to England.

Glossary:

R Depot - Repatriation Depot