Swain, Cyril Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Cyril Douglas |
Surname | Swain |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percival Swain and Beatrice Swain (neé Townsend), of Wem, Shropshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1893 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. C. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37658 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as 'Syd'. One of the great escapers, shot by the Gestapo. |
Mentioned in Despatches June 1944 |
Born 15 December 1911 in Wem, Shropshire. His parents were Percival (born 1883, in Leicester, a cheese factor) & Beatrice (neé Townsend, born 1888, in Cockshutt, Shropshire) Swain. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-11-1940 |
End Date | 29-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter |