Hubert Kenneth Smith

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for blood relatives of Flying Officer Hubert Kenneth Smith - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - died 7/4/1942 - buried Swindon Christ Churchyard burial Ground.

The private memorial marking the grave of Flying Officer Smith no longer provides adequate commemoration. The Commission are in the process of producing a new headstone to mark his grave.

FIND A GRAVE


Christ Church Burial Ground
Swindon, Swindon Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
PLOT Central. Grave 877.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98210720/hubert-kenneth-smith

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World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 -    Hubert Kenneth Smith
Rank Fg Off - Death Date 7 Apr 1942
Military Base Aston Down, Glos - Service Number 88714 - Unit 52 Operational Training Unit
Command Fighter Cmnd - Ship Master Ii - Occupation Pilot Instructor
Casualty Killed whilst flying
Burial Place Christ Church, Swindon, Wiltshire.

Stalled and Spun Into the Ground on the Approach to Aston Down Due to Engine Failure During A Training Flight

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Probate 7 September 1942

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Hubert K Smith - marriage 1940 - Swindon Wiltshire - Spouse Priscilla K Hall
Volume Number 5a - Page Number 131

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Priscilla probably remarried in 1947 -

Marriages Sep 1947   
Bryan    Wilfred V    Smith    Swindon    7c   1605   

Priscilla Kathleen Bryan - 14 December 1919 - 19990  (aged 70 years)
Registration District  Cirencester Gloucestershire
Volume 22 Page 1801

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[Kloumann]

His son was born, Swindon in 1940 (cannot name) & married in Salisbury, 1968

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Forgot to add a possible -  Hubert K Smith born 1917

Deaths Jun 1942
 
Smith    Hubert K    26 years     Cirencester    6a   765

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