Sword, John Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John Arthur |
Surname | Sword |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC, AFC |
Date of Death | 07-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Margaret Sword, of Chivel, Oxfordshire. Husband of Pauline Sword, of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Father of John Sword. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3591 |
Markings | KO-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. L. 1. |
Epitaph | DEO DANTE DEDI |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 84698 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
B.A. (Cantab.). |
Had been living at Estancia Buena Esperanza, Entre Rios, Argentina before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1942 |
End Date | 07-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | All crew baled out but two died due to insecure parachute webbing |