John Henry Clavell Smythe
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | January 1,1915 |
| Born | Freetown |
| Sierra Leone | |
| Died | Thame |
| United Kingdom | |
| 1996 | |
| Thame | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Education | Sierra Leone Grammar School |
| Spous | Violet Wells Bain |
| Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) |
| Servic number | 144608 |
| Servicebranch | Royal Air Force |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3928554 |
John Henry Clavell Smythe Life story
John Henry Clavell Smythe MBE was a Royal Air Force officer during World War II and a figure in Sierra Leone. He was born a Sierra Leone Creole into the British Empire and served as a navigation officer in the Royal Air Force. He was shot down over Nazi Germany and spent two years as a prisoner of war.
