Swarbrick, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Swarbrick |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Catherine Swarbrick, of Preston, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | HX314 |
Markings | QB-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 6. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 187233 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1944 |
End Date | 11-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Mining in French waters |
Reason for Loss | Hit by light flak and caught fire, crashing into the sea off Lorient |