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Roy Stanley Smith

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Roy Stanley Smith

May 13, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/89610

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Blake Burton Smith (DCM) and Violet Louise Smith of Hamilton, Ontario.

Nephew of Private David Cicero Smith, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 447 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

V. F. I.

Location:

COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 1 km beyond the village of Koksijde on the N396 towards De Panne. From Koksijde Dorp the N396 Houtsaegerlaan crosses the Zeelaan and at the same time changes its name to Robert Vandammestraat. The cemetery is about 1 Km along the Robert Vandammestraat N369, on the right-hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Roy Stanley Smith– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Roy Stanley Smith – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Roy S Smith is the son of Blake Burton Smith DCM and Violet Louise Smith of Hamilton. His uncle David Cicero Smith was Killed in Action on the 19th of Aug. 1918.

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    Biography – Roy S Smith is the son of Blake Burton Smith DCM and Violet Louise Smith of Hamilton. His uncle David Cicero Smith was Killed in Action on the 19th of Aug. 1918.
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Roy Stanley Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Roy Stanley Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Roy Stanley Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Roy Stanley Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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