Swinney, Tasman Foskett
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Tasman Foskett |
Surname | Swinney |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Augustus and Ida Beatrice Swinney, of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia. Dip. Comm. (Sydney). A.C.1.A.. A.A.I.S. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK152 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 459. |
Epitaph | THAT JUSTICE AND FREEDOM MAY NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH. >>>A.LINCOLN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421642 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Dip. Comm. (Sydney). A.C.1.A. A.A.I.S. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1943 |
End Date | 10-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- dual circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on overshoot at Hixon |