Smith, Royston Graham George (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-October-05

Male Head

Birth Date: 1924

Born:

Parents: Son of Graham George and Gertrude Smith, of Kingswood. Bristol, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

1 CNS- Central Navigation School

Base

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

1602873

Final Burial
Google MapRivers Cemetery
Plot 1 Block 32 Sec 25 Range 21

Crew or Other Personnel

Anson DG872

Sergeant Alfred Laurence Capon RNZAF

Sergeant Capon, Alfred Laurence (RNZAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
Rivers Cemetery, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Sergeant John Allenby Cummer RCAF

Sergeant Cummer, John Allenby (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Pilot Officer William Harry Earl RCAF

Pilot Officer Earl, William Harry (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
Woodlawn Cemetery Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sergeant Lucien Pierre Guay RCAF

Sergeant Guay, Lucien Pierre (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
St Boniface Cemetery, St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Alexander MacArthur RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman MacArthur, Alexander (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
Rivers Cemetery, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Pilot Officer Thomas Westcott Nixon RCAF

Pilot Officer Nixon, Thomas Westcott (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer David Renfrew Petrie RCAF

Pilot Officer Petrie, David Renfrew (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
St James's Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sergeant Leroy Edgar Plate RCAF

Sergeant Plate, Leroy Edgar (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Royston Graham George Smith RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Smith, Royston Graham George (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-October-05
Rivers Cemetery, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:DG872

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-October-05. They are: Anson I s/n DG872, Anson I s/n 6642.

This accident involved 9 people. Plate LE, Smith RG, Guay LP, Petrie DR, Nixon TW, MacArthur A, Earl WM, Cummer JA, Capon A

This accident had 9 fatalities. Sergeant Leroy Edgar Plate RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/168250 Anson DG872, Sergeant Lucien Pierre Guay RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/177647 Anson DG872, Sergeant John Allenby Cummer RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/171888 Anson DG872, Pilot Officer Thomas Westcott Nixon RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/26582 Anson DG872, Pilot Officer David Renfrew Petrie RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/26583 Anson DG872, Leading Aircraftman Royston Graham George Smith RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1602873 Anson DG872, Pilot Officer William Harry Earl RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/24354 Anson DG872, Leading Aircraftman Alexander MacArthur RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1553554 Anson DG872, Sergeant Alfred Laurence Capon RNZAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:426881 Anson DG872

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