Royce Victor Gazzard
Memorial: Rockhampton - St Oswald's Churchyard
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Medals: 1939–45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Sergeant (air gunner)
Parents: Victor John and Clarice Mary Gazzard
Home address: Newton near Rockhampton
Date of birth: 1920
Date of death: 14/12/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried in Thornbury cemetery and commemorated on Rockhampton Memorial and Thornbury Grammar School Memorial
Age: 21
Further information:
151 Squadron
Royce was educated in Lewisham School, Weston Super-mare and later at Thornbury Grammar School. On leaving school he worked for a time with Messrs Thurston & Co, the solicitors and then at Berkeley Estates.
Royce joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve about six months before the War and at the time of his death he was stationed at RAF Coltishall in Norfolk flying single-seater Hawker Hurricanes. On the 14th December he was escorting a night bombing raid when his aeroplane crashed into the sea.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Thornbury Roots - http://www.thornburyroots.co.uk/war/tgsmemorial2/