Sweeney, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | Sweeney |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 22-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hilton Andrew Curry Sweeney and Olive Ruth Sweeney. Husband of Dorothy Joan Sweeney, of McMahons Point, New South Wales, Australia. Captain In Salvation Army. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ591 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 187. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404555 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1943 |
End Date | 23-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Cologne- to attack Knapsack power station |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |