Every Name a Story

R. Smithson 1941
Rank : Pilot Officer

South Hetton

Richard  Smithson

Every Name a Story

In Holy Trinity Churchyard is the Commonwealth War Grave of

46174 Pilot Officer
R. Smithson
Pilot
Royal Air Force
27th July 1941 age 25

Fighter Pilot
Ever remembered by
His sister and brothers

The son of Johnson and Susan Marion Smithson, of South Hetton.

Richard Smithson is remembered at South Hetton on S127.04 and S127.05 and in a R.A.F. Book of Remembrance page 101.

First Name: Richard

Last Name: Smithson

Service Number: 46174

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 22/07/1941

Age: 25

Rank: Pilot Officer

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Unit/Ship: 96 Squadron

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