Swallow, Vincent Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Vincent Joseph |
Surname | Swallow |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Thomas Swallow and Annie Mary Swallow, of Keenley, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8754 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 69. Row A. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER. SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL. R.I.P.(From a Roman Catholic Prayer) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 540806 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-06-1940 |
End Date | 23-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack on Vohwinkel |
Reason for Loss | Brought down at Willemsoord in Holland |