Pilot Officer

William George Sweney

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert William Reid Sweney and Lilian Sweney, of Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Uncle Bill was shot down in his Spitfire during the last days of the North African campaign, over the Gulf of Gabes. Apparently his plane was not quite ready when the rest of the squadron 'scrambled'... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
411001
Name:
William George Sweney
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 601 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
07 April 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 277.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William George Sweney
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