Service Details
Name:
 SWANN
Given Name:
 PATRICK JOSEPH
Initials:
 P J
Service No:
 103898
Rank:
 Flight Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 15 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-10-26
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Date of Birth:
 1920-08-28
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Blenheim V #BA486, collided with Beaufort, crashed. After the attack on convoy "TT" collided whilst flying at low level with Beaufort DE-110 from 47 RAF Squadron, the aircraft flew locked together for about ten seconds before falling on fire into the Mediterranean Sea. The crews of both aircraft perished
Additional
Information:
Son of James Francis and Hilda Rosanna Swann, of Hillary, Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Cradock. On St. Henry's College (Marist Brothers Durban) Roll of Honour. His brother also died in service
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 268.

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