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Leading Aircraftman JOHN SWEENEY

Service Number: 1189895
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

99 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 15 March 1943

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY

10. A. 4.

Bangladesh

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Patrick and Elizabeth Sweeney, of Clapham, London.
  • Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON JOHN. R.I.P. FATHER
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Buried or commemorated at

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY
Bangladesh
Number of casualties: 737
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