Basic Details
Surname
Smith
Forenames
Bernard
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Stoker 1St Class
BERNARD SMITH
Service Number: P/KX 97190
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Wryneck
Date of Death
Died 27 April 1941
Age 20 years old
Buried or commemorated at
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Panel 55, Column 3.
United Kingdom
Country of Service
United Kingdom
Additional Info
Son of Frederick James Smith and Edith Rose Smith, of Brading, Isle of Wight.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
H.M.S. Wryneck
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Navy
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
HMS Wryneck
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Greece
Year of death
1941
Month of death
April
Day of death
27
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action during the evacuation of Greece
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action