Roy Walmsley (1925-1944)

Obituary
Young Tweed Airman Killed Mr and Mrs G. W. Walmsley, of Highfields, via Tweed Heads, have been officially advised that their son, Flight-Sergeant Roy Walmsley, RAAF, was killed on September 3, when a Halifax bomber, of which he was a member of the crew, crashed in to high ground at Trevor (England) whilst engaged on a non-operational flight.

Roy, who was only 19 years of age, was a member of the Tweed Heads Flight, ATC, until he reached his 18th birthday, when he entered the Air Force.

After completing initial training in Australia, he left for England about six months ago.

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