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Flight Lieutenant WALTER WILLIAM SWINNERTON

Service Number: 61252
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

250 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 03 August 1943

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY

I. H. 44.

Italy

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Cross, Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Noel William and Lily Swinnerton, of Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.
  • Personal Inscription GOD'S GALLANT YOUNG KNIGHT
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Buried or commemorated at

CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
Italy
Number of casualties: 2142
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