Royston Graham George Smith

Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church

Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Leading Aircraftsman 1602873

Parents: Graham George and Gertrude Smith

Home address: 15 Regent Street, Kingswood, Bristol

Date of birth: 1923

Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol

Date of death: 05/10/1943

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Rivers Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada and commemorated on Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial

Age: 20

Further information:

At the time of his death Royston was stationed at No 1 Central Navigation School located in the town of Rivers, Canada, where he is buried. The circumstances around his death are not known, but it is likely that he died during the course of training, a fate that befell a not insignificant number of trainee airmen.

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.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/