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Thomas Cuthbert SMITH died WW2
« on: Thursday 31 August 06 18:09 BST (UK) »
Hi
I am looking for any information or family members of Thomas Cuthbert Smith, he flew and died with my Great Uncle William Seabridge, they were from 10 Squadron and were killed February 1945 when there plane came down in the Netherlands.
The only information i have on Thomas is his parants and his wife's names, and that he was from Fulwell Sunderland.

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Re: Thomas Cuthbert SMITH died WW2
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 01 October 17 10:33 BST (UK) »
Hi,This concerned 10 sqdn Halifax MkIII RG443 ZA-Q missing on a raid to Wanne-Eickel Oil Reffinery on the 2-3 Febr 1945. The a/c took off 2032Hrs from Melbourne Yorkshire. Came down West of the river Meuse between the villages Haelen and Nunhem. Three rest at Nijmegen Jonkerbosch War Cemetery, and three are buried Venray War Cemetery.
F/O R.A.Gibbs MID
Sgt J. Ashton
F/Sgt L.H.Chell
F/O W.P.Parham
Sgt T.C.Smith
Sgt W.H.Seabridge
F/O P.Cook bale out but became a POW.
I will see at my friends who live in that area if they know more if you wish.
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Adrian
Bomber Command research during WW2 in the South Eastern part of The Netherlands. Especially aircraft crash research and locating their crews.

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Re: Thomas Cuthbert SMITH died WW2
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 01 October 17 13:20 BST (UK) »
http://aircrewremembered.com/gibbs-ronald.html

Thank you for the response hopefully I have attached a link to the information I already have , any help would be much appreciated

Thanks
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Re: Thomas Cuthbert SMITH died WW2
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 01 October 17 14:14 BST (UK) »
  I didn't know that you have the information already!!  I have "mobilized" some of my friends who live close to the area and they will found out more. Meanwhile I have found the site at Nunhem which is at the end of Mariënschootstraat.
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Re: Thomas Cuthbert SMITH died WW2
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 01 October 17 14:26 BST (UK) »
Thank you again any new information would be great , I seem to have come to a standstill from this end.
Look forward to hearing from you.

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Re: Thomas Cuthbert SMITH died WW2
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 01 October 17 16:17 BST (UK) »
There is a small token of remembrance near the site  http://www.geospy.org/object/GSD3D

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Adrian
Bomber Command research during WW2 in the South Eastern part of The Netherlands. Especially aircraft crash research and locating their crews.

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Re: Thomas Cuthbert SMITH died WW2
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 01 October 17 20:19 BST (UK) »
Adrian     

Thanks very much for that information we did not know that.
It,'s nice to know that all of the crew were remembered.
I would like to see a picture of all of you that took the time to do this for us.
As you can imagine I am now going to share this with any family  of the crew I can. Also I would like to attach you and your friends to the aircrew remembered site tomorrow.

Many many thanks

Ivor
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Re: Thomas Cuthbert SMITH died WW2
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 10 September 20 18:28 BST (UK) »

Hi Suee,
My name is Piet Snellen and I am the secretary of "Stichting Adoptiegraven CWGC Venray War Cemetery",  a foundatiopn for the adoption of War Graves of this cemetery. One of our adopters has adopted your great uncle William Seabridge's grave. If you are interested to get in touch with him, please contact me at info@adoptiegraven-venray.nl and I will connect the both of you.

Best wishes,
Piet Snellen
www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl

Hi
I am looking for any information or family members of Thomas Cuthbert Smith, he flew and died with my Great Uncle William Seabridge, they were from 10 Squadron and were killed February 1945 when there plane came down in the Netherlands.
The only information i have on Thomas is his parants and his wife's names, and that he was from Fulwell Sunderland.

Suee