McSweeney, Gerald Beaumont
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gerald Beaumont |
Surname | McSweeney |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
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Date of Death | 05-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jeremiah Simon and Lily Marian McSweeney, of Holland Park, Queensland, Australia. Husband of Mary Monica McSweeney, of Holland Park. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Miles Martinet I |
Serial Number | HP384 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 366. |
Epitaph | MORS JANUA VITAE. REQUIESCAT IN PACE (Latin - DEATH IS THE GATE TO LIFE. REST IN PEACE) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 425346 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 05-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circuits |
Reason for Loss | He was an experienced Wellington pilot but was flying a Martinet for the first time, the aircraft spinning and crashing near the airfield |