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'''Collingwood "Colin/Col" Smith''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1925-1930). | '''Collingwood "Colin/Col" Smith''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1925-1930). | ||
== Obituary == | |||
''From the Autumn/Winter 2003 issue of [[The Old Bostonian]], written by his son, [[Norman Smith]] (BGS 1956-1963)'' | |||
Collingwood (Col) Smith passed away suddenly, but peacefully on 11th August 2003. He had been a life member of the [[Old Bostonian Association|OBA]] since February 1955, when the subscription was £3 15s. | |||
Born and brought up in [[Wikipedia:Swineshead, Lincolnshire|Swineshead]], Col attended BGS from 1925 to 1930. He joined his father in business as a Miller and Corn Merchant. | |||
At the end of the 1930s, with the onset of the Second World War he volunteered for the RAF and became a [[Wikipedia:Avro Lancaster|Lancaster Bomber]] Pilot. He was one of the lucky few who survived a full tour of thirty operations, for which he received the [[Wikipedia:Distinguished Flying Medal|DFM]] in 1943. | |||
At the end of the war, Col spent a short time on [[Wikipedia:RAF Transport Command|transport command]], travelling to India and other places in that part of the world to bring troops home. He would probably have liked to have carried on flying, but duty called and he returned to the family business which he continued to run until his retirement in 1979. | |||
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Revision as of 15:41, 17 April 2020
| Collingwood "Colin/Col" Smith DFM | |
|---|---|
 Colin Smith | |
| Born | c1914 |
| Died | 11 August 2003 (aged about 91) |
| Education | Boston Grammar School (1925-1930) |
| Occupation | Miller and Corn Merchant; Lancaster Bomber Pilot |
| Employer | RAF |
| Spouse | Phyl |
| Children | Norman Smith; Graham Smith |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Medal |
Collingwood "Colin/Col" Smith was educated at Boston Grammar School (1925-1930).
Obituary
From the Autumn/Winter 2003 issue of The Old Bostonian, written by his son, Norman Smith (BGS 1956-1963)
Collingwood (Col) Smith passed away suddenly, but peacefully on 11th August 2003. He had been a life member of the OBA since February 1955, when the subscription was £3 15s.
Born and brought up in Swineshead, Col attended BGS from 1925 to 1930. He joined his father in business as a Miller and Corn Merchant.
At the end of the 1930s, with the onset of the Second World War he volunteered for the RAF and became a Lancaster Bomber Pilot. He was one of the lucky few who survived a full tour of thirty operations, for which he received the DFM in 1943.
At the end of the war, Col spent a short time on transport command, travelling to India and other places in that part of the world to bring troops home. He would probably have liked to have carried on flying, but duty called and he returned to the family business which he continued to run until his retirement in 1979.