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Guy Edward (Smith) Grey-Smith (1916 - 1981)

Guy Edward Grey-Smith formerly Smith
Born in District of Katanning, Western Australia, Australiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 19 Oct 1939 in Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, Englandmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 65 in Pemberton, Western Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

Artist, of Pemberton, Western Australia. During World War II he served as an RAAF pilot and was shot down in Germany in 1940 and survived to become a well-known artist.

Background

GUY EDWARD (SMITH) GREY-SMITH [1] (Smith-148215)

PARENTS. Francis Edmond/Edward (Smith) Grey-Smith & Ada Janet (King) Grey-Smith

BIRTH. 7 Jan 1916, District of Katanning, Western Australia, Australia

BIRTH. WA BDM Birth Reg: #25/1916
Family name Smith
Given names Guy E
Place of birth District of Katanning

MARRIAGE. 19 Oct 1939, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England

MARRIAGE. 19 Oct 1939, Helen Dorothy Stanes, daughter of ??

MARRIAGE. 1939
Name Guy E G Smith
Event Type Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1939
Registration District Huntingdon
County Huntingdonshire
Event Place Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911) Stanes
Volume 3B, Page 1051, Line Number 1
Guy E G Smith probably married one of the following people
Name Helen D Stanes

Children: Not known


Prisoner of War Memorial, Ballarat:
Surname GREY-SMITH
First Name GUY
Second Name EDWARD
Service Number 39460
Unit/Ship/Squadron RAF 139 Sqn
Rank Flying Officer
Held-Captured by GERMAN
Comments Captured 15/5/1940-Held Stalag 20A and OffLag 64-POW number 5168-Australian in RAF
Other Listed on the 2016 Addendum ----

DEATH. 11 Aug 1981, Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia

BURIAL. Pemberton Cemetery
GREY-SMITH , Guy Edward. 7 Jan 1916 - 11 Aug 1981. 39460 Flt/Kt RAAF
GREY-SMITH Helen Dorothy. 26 May 1916 - 28 Sep 2009

Death of Spouse: 28 Sep 2009, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

  1. Grey-Smith, Guy Edward (1916–1981), by Jenny Mills, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, (MUP), 2007: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/grey-smith-guy-edward-12566
  • Birth: WA BDM Birth Reg: #25/1916




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